On Moral Outrage and Humility Much like I try to match my scholarly beliefs with intellectual humility, I rather hope to match my moral outrage with moral humility. Patrick Chambers 1 Feb 2017 · 5 min read
Feminism Needs to Talk About Responsibility — Not Just Rights If we ask these accusers to explain themselves, are we blaming the victims? Possibly. Irene Ogrizek 30 Jan 2017 · 7 min read
Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson: Heroes for Moral Realism? I see very little promise in grounding a moral realism (insofar as such a thing is ultimately a viable project) in terms of evolutionary fitness, and much more promise is taking Harris’ tack. John Klasios 28 Jan 2017 · 11 min read
Diversity for the Sake of Democracy Diversity is the celebration of individuality and nonconformity, and democracy is most precious when it allows three hundred million individuals to reach a compromise out of love for their country. Carrie Pritt 24 Jan 2017 · 4 min read
Saints & Sinners: A Dialogue on the Hardest Topic in Science We harbor no illusions that a single article will alter anyone’s mindset on the issue of race differences in a deeply appreciable manner. Michael Rocque and Brian Boutwell 17 Jan 2017 · 14 min read
Trump, NATO and the Persistent Myths of International Relations If one is serious about defending liberal order, then one should be prepared to spend. After all, freedom isn’t free, and Uncle Sucker won’t be there forever. Sumantra Maitra 17 Jan 2017 · 5 min read
Attack of the Offendotrons: Tyranny of the Flash Mob The only way to head mobs off at the pass is for individuals and institutions to resist them. Helen Dale 16 Jan 2017 · 5 min read
Reassessing Cultural Divisions in the United States There can be no doubt that the current American political landscape is characterized by polarization and extremism in many forms. Preston Stovall 13 Jan 2017 · 9 min read
Monks in High Towers: A Plea to Our Fellow Academics We should remember that the creation of knowledge is generally a positive sum game. When practitioners in one field make progress and gain insight, all fields stand to benefit. Jonathan Anomaly / Brian Boutwell 6 Jan 2017 · 11 min read
Students, Sex, Social Media and Why the Steven Galloway Affair Is so Murky There’s a solution, but it’s not one that most feminists want to hear. Irene Ogrizek 6 Jan 2017 · 6 min read
Free Speech and Terrorism – Whatever you do, don’t mention Islam! Freedom of religion also means freedom from religion; free (critical) speech about religion has the effect of freeing people from religion. Jeffrey Tayler 6 Jan 2017 · 8 min read
Rehabilitating Feminism We must use these distinctions with care. Labels are most effective when used as a scalpel, not a hammer. Feminologists should not be ridiculed or insulted, but convinced. Jacob Little 4 Jan 2017 · 14 min read
Your Guide to Blaming Russia for Everything It’s time to wake up and smell the dark-roast Kremlin coffee. I’m talking dark-roast as in a steaming cup of pitch-black, irredeemable evil splashed in your face right after you smell it. Caleb Bridgeman 1 Jan 2017 · 5 min read
Are the Gender Wars Just Getting Started? To get an idea of what’s in store for us next, Australians would do well to look at the debate over gender identity in Canada, where things have gotten, shall we say, mind-bogglingly odd. Timothy Cootes 23 Dec 2016 · 5 min read
What is a Sexist? Recognizing the existence of differences between men and women should not be considered a regression for the women’s rights movement. Jonathan Anomaly / Brian Boutwell 20 Dec 2016 · 7 min read
