Safe University
There was no reason anything should go wrong; she had her notes, and they had been screened by the department chair to ensure that they contained nothing offensive.
Henry Rambow
· 11 min read
Free Speech
A collection of 91 posts
Should Governments Outlaw Bad Child Names?
Unites States is hardly the only country that regulates child naming. Some, such as Portugal, have a list of government pre-approved names, so parents can choose from the list.
Eldar Sarajlic
· 7 min read
News in Brief: Orlando Aftermath, Assassination in Britain
The event has sparked a revival of the gun control debate in the U.S. as well as concerns about homegrown Islamist terror attacks.
Quillette
· 2 min read
Forget Microaggressions, Some Students Face Hunger and Homelessness
There are many who go hungry or homeless. How can students prosper without food? Or without a safe place to sleep?
Mazelit Airaksinen
· 4 min read
The Bermuda Triangle Part II: Dangerous Research & the Risks Worth Taking
The strategies of mob science are uncomplicated and as both Rushton and Gottfredson would learn first hand, they are terrifyingly effective.
Brian Boutwell
· 7 min read
Purity and Tolerance: The Contradictory Morality of College Campuses
Moral cultures reflect their social structures, and victimhood culture is no different: It occurs in a context where there is cultural diversity, social equality, and stable authority.
Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning
· 7 min read
Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity
Williams concludes the interview by calling for greater intellectual diversity in the academy and a return to an open marketplace of ideas.
Sean Stevens
· 3 min read
Why Charlie Hebdo Was Right to Address the Brussels Attacks
Charlie Hebdo is suggesting that once individuals change their ways as a product of fear, they go down the road of sanctioning demands which impinge on other people’s rights.
Tehmina Kazi
· 5 min read
On Opinions and Entitlement
The claim that we are “entitled to our opinion” is a professed appeal to the principles of liberty and free speech, when in reality it undermines those principles.
Emma C Williams
· 5 min read
The Myth of "Rape Culture" at Columbia University
To say that Columbia has a “rape culture” is not just inaccurate, but it suggests that Columbia somehow is exclusionary not just in terms of academic elitism, but in the number of sexual assaults that happen too.
Mazelit Airaksinen
· 5 min read
The Disinviting of Dawkins
When the moment arose, everyone was appalled by what he had to say and, as I recall, he quit his degree shortly after.
Emma C Williams
· 5 min read
The Kids Are All Right
Humans, like all organisms, are the product of evolution. And what evolution ‘cares’ about is genetic propagation: how many genes are passed from one generation to the next.
Bo Winegard and Ben Winegard
· 22 min read
Schools Proposing to Audit Pupils' Characters Should Mind Their Own Business
In education, where my own experience lies, a depressingly corporate tone is now the norm.
Emma C Williams
· 5 min read
When Safe Spaces Collide with Germaine Greer
Strident, inflammatory, provocative, opinionated – in numerous ways, Greer is difficult to like. She annihilates men and belittles other women, shooting down feminist allies from Friedan to Weldon.
Emma C Williams
· 5 min read
A Platform for Free Thought
We aim to provide a platform for original thought and quality cultural criticism. We will feature writing from non-journalists including scientists and artists, and will strive to give writers freedom to take risks and express controversial ideas.
Claire Lehmann
· 2 min read