Swingers, Feminism and Social Constructionism
What happens in a culture where equality rules?
Irene Ogrizek
· 8 min read
Art and Culture
A collection of 726 posts
When Good Men Fail to Stand Up to Danger
If we teach men and boys that simple chivalry is a form of sexism that must be opposed, how do we convince them to commit to the braver, more difficult chivalrous demands?
Charlie Peters
· 6 min read
How the Social Justice Movement Fuels Corporate Capitalism
Issues such as unfair tax structures, government welfare towards banks and corporations, a lack of protection for the common citizen, and gaps in the social safety net are all social justice issues.
Michael Aaron
· 7 min read
Cordelia Fine's "Testosterone Rex" — A Review
The point is rather that, potentially, even quite marked sex differences in the brain may have little consequence for behaviour.
Stuart Ritchie
· 6 min read
Using Social Media Scientifically
Seeking viewpoint diversity brings us to the final way to use social media scientifically: keeping our information channels open as best we can.
Andrew Glover
· 6 min read
On Parenting and Parents
Their accomplishment was huge; not because they moulded me into the man that I am today. No, their accomplishment was even greater.
Brian Boutwell
· 5 min read
On Betrayal by the Left – Talking with Ex-Muslim Sarah Haider
There’s nothing to do but keep on going, or else nothing will change. If we allow these threats, these fears, to shut us down, things won’t change.
Jeffrey Tayler
· 12 min read
Is Hayek's Moral Vision Compatible with Democracy?
As a young man the great economist was influenced by positivist circles in his native Austria. He expressed no faith or belief in God, and adopted a scientific materialism.
David Peterson
· 6 min read
Money Laundering for the Soul: The Unbearable Ease of Moral Self-Exoneration
We do this with surprising ease, often basing sustained bouts of deliberate nastiness on nebulous reasoning.
Noam Shpancer
· 9 min read
Methods Behind the Campus Madness
Then institutions of higher learning will again be a place for what they were originally meant, the exchange of ideas and verifiable knowledge.
Sumantra Maitra
· 7 min read
Sociology's Stagnation
The curricula of sociology departments are so deeply flawed that they will need to be revised from the ground up.
Brian Boutwell
· 11 min read
On Truth and Beauty
The model was indeed full-figured, and her presence will come as a kind of reassurance to anyone who today considers themselves overweight.
Derek Hopper
· 4 min read
Why Social Scientists Should Not Participate in the March for Science
Why? For one, there is very little political and ideological diversity in the social sciences.
Clay Routledge
· 6 min read
How French Intellectuals Lost Their Faith
Ben Sixsmith
· 6 min read
Political Animals: The Limits of Labels and Why We Must Overcome Them
It’s about vision and seeing principles through action. It’s about creativity and intuition blended with pragmatism and fact. Above all, politics is what we make of it.
Theo Zenou
· 9 min read