Problematic, Poor Taste
What effect does the conceptualization of the document have upon editorial practice?
Quillette
· 9 min read
Education
A collection of 443 posts
White Women's Tears — Wilfrid Laurier and Critical Theory
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
Academic Journal Publishing Is Headed for a Day of Reckoning
Access to journals is crucial for how they do their work. But few research libraries can afford all the journal subscriptions needed by all of their faculty for all occasions.
Patrick Burns
· 6 min read
Racism 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
Resisting the Postmodern Ascendancy — An Interview with Ernest Suarez
The ALSCW started because of the ascendancy of postmodernist theory, but not because of the politics associated with postmodern theory.
Brian Russell Graham
· 11 min read
A Defence of Jordan B. Peterson
Peterson is celebrated in the news media as a champion of free speech and liberal, democratic values, while in fact promoting a far-right worldview.
Uri Harris
· 15 min read
The Politics of Science — Scientists Might Not Say What the Evidence Supports
The case for deferring to scientific consensus on politically contentious topics is much weaker. This is true because what scientists publicly say may differ from what they privately believe.
Jonathan Anomaly
· 6 min read
Campus Counsellors and the Politicisation of Sexual Assault
Campus support for sexual assault victims often casts women as damaged for life. A college teacher makes the case for agency, recovery and street-smart safety.
Irene Ogrizek
· 9 min read
Stigmatising Dissent — A Response to J. Oliver Conroy
Threatening speech when it actually did not do so delegitimizes speech that epitomizes exactly the type of speech that is supposed to be protected.
Lee Jussim and Akeela Careem
· 15 min read
Wilfrid Laurier and the Creep of Critical Theory
To understand what happened at Wilfrid Laurier we need to understand what’s causing the gradual advance of leftwing ideology as a cultural phenomenon.
Uri Harris
· 12 min read
The Pursuit of Injustice — Adventures in Title IX
So, how did the Dear Colleague Letter turn universities into star chambers? It lowered the burden of proof for a guilty finding in sex cases, and stripped the accused of due process.
Nicholas Wolfinger
· 7 min read
Academic Freedom Under Threat in Sweden
The universities’ mission is to seek the truth. That is not possible without academic freedom.
Ivar Arpi
· 10 min read
Intersectionality — Popper's Paradox
At the height of the Cold War, Western Marxists foresaw that the opportunity for an armed socialist revolution was bleak.
Sumantra Maitra
· 6 min read
Postmodern Creationism in Academia — Why Evergreen Matters
The central problem with the university administration’s opinion column was that none of the accusations were relevant to the fieldwork and research in question.
Norbert Francis
· 14 min read
China's Zero Tolerance for Academic Freedom
China quickly found itself facing dissatisfaction from those steamrollered by a policy of growth at all costs, in spite of the country’s economic and diplomatic successes.
Emilie Tran
· 5 min read