Deliberation Not Boundaries: A Reply to Wessie du Toit The greatest threat to free speech today comes from free speech itself. In particular, it comes from the sheer volume and chaotic nature of that speech. Nestor de Buen 25 Nov 2017 · 7 min read
Are Women Really Victims? Four Women Weigh In Women can be victims. In this world, there are violent, exploitative people willing to use and abuse their fellow human beings. Quillette 22 Nov 2017 · 9 min read
The Problem with Public Art Great cultures of the past were built around grand unifying ideas. David Lucas 15 Nov 2017 · 8 min read
Academic Freedom Under Threat in Sweden The universitiesâ mission is to seek the truth. That is not possible without academic freedom. Ivar Arpi 14 Nov 2017 · 10 min read
Why Are Non-Believers Turning to Their Bibles? There are nonbelievers, though, who turn to the Bible for advice and inspiration and are âcultural Christiansâ in a deeper sense. Ben Sixsmith 12 Nov 2017 · 7 min read
Why I'm Uneasy With the #MeToo Movement An assumption of personal responsibility is the sine qua non of independence and autonomy in a free society. Lexa Frankl 9 Nov 2017 · 13 min read
From Roosevelt to Trump: The Presidential Smile âCharacter is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.â And what better marker of character is there than a smile? Theo Zenou 6 Nov 2017 · 12 min read
Mimesis Machines and Millennials Mimesis is the phenomenon of human mimicry. George Gallatin 2 Nov 2017 · 6 min read
Rethinking Gender, Sexuality, and Violence We should work to devise effective solutions to continue that progress, rather resorting to using all men as scapegoats for the violence that remains. Gideon Scopes 25 Oct 2017 · 14 min read
The Problem with the Neurodiversity Movement This requires people to set aside their prejudices and preconceived ideas and engage into a dialogue with those with whom they may disagree or even hate. Thomas Clements 15 Oct 2017 · 7 min read
Sex and the Seductions of Social Explanation At its best, commentary on the science of sex differences has been about method and about evidence, and the knowledge that, with care, these can produce. Michael Clegg 15 Oct 2017 · 10 min read
From Ancient Times to the Present: Transferring Guilt Makes a Mockery of Justice Transferring guilt across generations from ancient ancestors to their heirs was highly convenient for religious authorities. T.M. Murray 13 Oct 2017 · 12 min read
The Spirit of Centrism All too often legitimate conversations about policy preference devolve into accusations of moral transgression. Bo Winegard 10 Oct 2017 · 10 min read
E Pluribus Unum: Out of Many, One The centripetal tendency, if unchecked, ends in a black hole, in narrow paranoia, in the life-denying singularity of fundamentalism or fascism. David Lucas 8 Oct 2017 · 10 min read
Misunderstanding a New Kind of Gender Dysphoria What will it take for this contagion to be seen for what it is, so that its most damaging effects can be prevented? Lisa Marchiano 6 Oct 2017 · 11 min read
