In Defense of Offense
The uncomfortable physiological feeling of hearing offensive speech, it would then seem, vindicates this view that one is being attacked.
Michael Robillard
· 15 min read
Education
A collection of 395 posts
A Deep Dive into Jordan Peterson’s Channel 4 Interview
So what are Peterson’s views, and why did Newman consider them so controversial?
Uri Harris
· 10 min read
Academics Accuse Howard Dean of Repeating Falsehoods About Halloween Costume Scandal
Howard Dean of dishonesty for his remarks at a free speech panel held at an Ohio college last year, is finding support among other prominent academics.
Andy Ngo
· 5 min read
Jordan B Peterson, Critical Theory, and the New Bourgeoisie
Where did the social justice advocates, and their associated attitude, come from?
Uri Harris
· 10 min read
Freedom of Expression and the Flight from Reason
What are the intellectual tendencies behind this new intolerance, and how do they creep into popular discourse?
Piers Benn
· 11 min read
On the Benefits of Philosophical Instruction
"Justification for such claims. Getting higher test scores after studying philosophy does not show that higher scores are the result of studying philosophy."
Preston Stovall
· 8 min read
Defending Humanities Scholarship from its Defenders
It is an answer looking for a question, the opposite of an open and free search for true knowledge about human beings in the world through time.
Matthew Neufeld
· 4 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
It's Time to Marginalize the University and Revive the Café
Why would people take academics’ more ridiculous pronouncements so seriously, or seriously at all in the case of communication studies departments?
David Adler
· 7 min read
Reason and Reality in an Era of Conspiracy
Our memories are deeply fallible and highly suggestible.
Stephen T. Asma
· 12 min read
How Activists Took Control of a University: The Case Study of Evergreen State
Understanding these mechanisms can hopefully produce a broader sense of how ideologically motivated people are able to acquire and wield so much power.
Uri Harris
· 8 min read
Words Lose Their Meaning at Wilfrid Laurier University
Though different literary forms, the key message of both works was the same: beware any person or group that redefines words.
David Millard Haskell
· 12 min read
"Problematic and In Poor Taste"
What effect does the conceptualization of the document have upon editorial practice?
Quillette
· 9 min read
"White Women Tears"—Critical Theory on Lindsay Shepherd
Critical Theory was on the oppressive nature of mass consumerism which is closely linked to capitalism but it gradually expanded to cover almost every area of human relations.
Uri Harris
· 12 min read
When Racism is Disguised as Anti-Racism
The lack of any ideological counterpoise has created a vacuum where ideas have no mechanism or incentive for moderation.
Andy Ngo
· 4 min read