The Spanking Debate is Over
What definition of spanking is used, etc. Local skirmishes about this will continue.
Noam Shpancer
· 14 min read
Art and Culture
A collection of 780 posts
The Dishonesty of #MeToo in Canada's Literary Scene
The effect of the #MeToo movement, especially in Canada, is creating the same subdued atmosphere among men.
Irene Ogrizek
· 9 min read
Nobody's Victim: An Interview with Samantha Geimer
The woman raped by Roman Polanski when she was thirteen reflects on her candid memoir, #MeToo, and the culture of victimhood.
Jamie Palmer
· 19 min read
Neo-Orientalism and the Left
This Orientalism has clouded how many on the Western Left understand and approach minority cultures within their own societies.
Imran Said
· 6 min read
Becoming What One Is
Events that transpire around the world and large-scale societal changes seem to be far beyond the control of any single person.
Samuli Laukka
· 12 min read
Margaret Atwood: Tried on Social Media, Convicted by the Press
Social networks are effective at increasing participation – by lessening the level of motivation that participation requires.
Sharon Coen
· 5 min read
The Autistic Buddha—An Interview
The fundamental Buddhist dictum is that “life is suffering” and that the only way of transcending this suffering is to face up to it squarely.
Claire Lehmann
· 6 min read
Racism, Anti-Racism, and Orientalism at LitHub
Suffice it to say that he hardly comes off as a right-wing cultural warrior seeking to embed himself among the enemy.
Jonathan Kay
· 10 min read
The Failed Hero’s Journey
A failed hero is a young person who finds that chaos insurmountable, and is swallowed by its overwhelming force.
Alexander Blum
· 7 min read
Nikola Tesla: The Extraordinary Life of a Modern Prometheus
The match for each, of course, is Tesla. Surprised? Most people have heard his name, but few know much about his place in modern science and technology.
Richard Gunderman
· 6 min read
Why No One Cares About Feminist Theory
At this point, we must really pause to ask ourselves how feminist theory is leaking into popular culture, and the reason is that it’s activism-driven scholarship.
James Lindsay
· 10 min read
Collision with Reality: What Depth Psychology Can Tell us About Victimhood Culture
Personal or collective attitudes that create an invitation to victimhood and infirmity can alter what we expect for ourselves.
Lisa Marchiano
· 11 min read
Direct Democracy and Its Discontents
What is direct democracy? It is a process of political decision-making that puts power directly in the hands of the populace.
Oliver Conolly
· 12 min read
Rethinking Romance with Stendhal's 'On Love'
The key term Stendhal introduces, which is central to his vision of romance, is (to use the Americanized spelling) “crystallization”
Matthew Stahlman
· 16 min read
Welcome to the West, But Please Don’t Integrate…
The West’s own ideological wars had thus moved geographically and were now surfacing in the rest of the world.
Nushin Arbabzadah
· 7 min read