Should We “Stop Equating ‘Science’ With Truth”? The message that liberates women is not: men and women are the same, and anyone who tells you different is oppressing you. Heather E. Heying 11 Aug 2017 · 7 min read
Liberalism in Peril One of the more perplexing idiosyncrasies of American political discussion is the tendency to conflate liberal and radical leftists. Jamie Palmer 9 Aug 2017 · 11 min read
The Haunted Mind: The Stubborn Persistence of the Supernatural According to polls, roughly half of people in the United States and Britain believe in ghosts. Furthermore, around 25% of people report having seen or been in the presence of a ghost. Bo Winegard and Ben Winegard 5 Aug 2017 · 14 min read
Traditionalists and Activists are Both Wrong About Sex and Gender The clearest evidence for this lack of a distinction is the fact that most individuals are cisgender (individuals whose gender identity aligns with their biological sex). Gregory Gorelik 30 Jul 2017 · 8 min read
Leftist Hypocrisy about Islam: Setting the Stage for Violence The progress we as a society have made in recent decades—in women’s rights and in gay rights, for starters—largely stems from our overcoming religion-based prejudices. Jeffrey Tayler 18 Jul 2017 · 10 min read
Why It's Time To Stop Worrying About First World 'Gender Gaps' There will never be perfect 50:50 gender parity in every field. Aaron Neil 15 Jul 2017 · 6 min read
Is Postmodernism Inherently Authoritarian? Postmodernism is a broad school of thought. It has exerted influence throughout the humanities and social sciences. Zane Beal 13 Jul 2017 · 13 min read
Born 100 Years Ago, Anthony Burgess was a Genius who Fought for Free Speech Despite his worldwide reputation as the creator of nightmare futures, many people are unaware of Burgess’s credentials as an outspoken opponent of literary censorship. Andrew Biswell 13 Jul 2017 · 5 min read
Trump's Warsaw Speech: Defending the West or Defending Illiberalism? Donald Trump’s first major speech in Europe reminds me of the old Jewish joke in which two men ask a rabbi to resolve a dispute. Cathy Young 9 Jul 2017 · 8 min read
A Tale of Two Europes After a reported 23 sexual assaults and four rapes, festival organizers decided to cancel next year’s event, citing that “Certain men… apparently cannot behave.” Michael Aaron 8 Jul 2017 · 9 min read
Study Philosophy to Improve Thinking—A Case of False Advertising? “That the discipline of philosophy trains students in highly transferable skills is evidenced by the fact that philosophy majors perform exceptionally well on the LSAT, GMAT, and GRE.” Neven Sesardic 1 Jul 2017 · 13 min read
Laura Kipnis, Camille Paglia and the Redefinition of Sex Kipnis’ cautionary tale dovetails with Camille Paglia’s collection of essays, Free Women, Free Men. Irene Ogrizek 28 Jun 2017 · 6 min read
Skepticism About White Privilege White privilege is a central theme of the protests at Evergreen State College, University of Missouri, Yale University, and so on. Spencer Case 24 Jun 2017 · 11 min read
Confessions of a Hello Kitty Killer: The Pernicious Effects of Cuteness Ranked by concentrated cutesiness, the ‘original’ smiley faces that launched a fad and first bothered me as a kid didn’t pack the punch of what they would devolve into. Michael Brandow 24 Jun 2017 · 18 min read
