The Rise of the Right and the Triumph of Rhetoric
Ben Sixsmith
· 4 min read
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Free Speech and the Regressive Left — the Road Back to Reason
A unified progressive opposition to Trump can come about only via a return to true progressive principles.
Jeffrey Tayler
· 11 min read
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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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 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
· 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
· 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
· 5 min read