Science, Sin, and Paternalism
The message is loud and clear: sugar is bad, government regulation is good, and now we have the science to prove it.
Matthew Mott
· 5 min read
Art and Culture
A collection of 718 posts
Scott Adams, Donald Trump and the Ethics of Persuasion
The answer, it should come as no surprise, is that he uses the very same tactics of evasion and persuasion for which he admires the president.
Jake Orthwein
· 11 min read
The Google Diversity Memo: It’s still stereotyping—just not the way you think it is!
What Google needs to do is to tailor its diversity policies towards the men and women who work at Google.
Renee Adams and Vanitha Ragunathan
· 4 min read
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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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 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
· 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
· 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
· 9 min read
In Defence of Anonymity
Ben Sixsmith
· 4 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
· 13 min read