The Historian's Hubris Several Stanford University campus groups began protesting a free speech initiative that seemed designed to stir up controversy and privilege right-wing voices. Genevieve Weynerowski 13 Jun 2018 · 8 min read
Giving the Devil His Due: Why Freedom of Inquiry in Science and Politics is Inviolable Michael Shermer 10 Jun 2018 · 14 min read
'If I Want to Hold Seminars on the Topic of Empire, I Will Do So Privately': An Interview with Nigel Biggar Somewhat similarly, at Oxford, professor Nigel Biggar was targeted immediately after his project “Ethics and Empire” was launched. Sumantra Maitra 7 Jun 2018 · 5 min read
A Liberal’s Case for Conservatives in History Departments The liberal-to-leftist makeup of the discipline significantly influences the questions historians ask, the answers that we privilege, and the ways we teach and engage with the public. Joseph Stieb 26 May 2018 · 6 min read
A History of the Struggle for Gay Equality: Civil Rights or Counterculture Movement? While the achievements of the gay rights movement are commendable, we should be wary of queer separatist activism. Geoffrey Wale 13 May 2018 · 11 min read
The Elites and Inequality: The Rise and Fall of the Managerial Class In analysing the political upheavals across Europe and America in the past several years, it has become customary to talk about ‘the elites’ and about ‘inequality’. This article will explore both concepts in political and socio-economic analysis, and posits that certain elites in the West need narratives of inequality to Neema Parvini 11 May 2018 · 10 min read
On Quasi-Religious Appeals to the Judgment of History “People (mostly liberals) tend to say, ‘You’re on the wrong side of history’ about social issues that are breaking their way. Bonny Brooks 6 May 2018 · 7 min read
The Privilege Paradox Even this cursory glance reveals two important facts about the usage of the word ‘privilege’ today. Samuel Biagetti 27 Mar 2018 · 10 min read
“What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?” A Discussion of Helen Dale’s Kingdom of the Wicked Are there any reasons for thinking that the Romans could have had an industrial revolution? Robert Darby 27 Mar 2018 · 15 min read
The Tyranny of the Subjective Among these is a preference for what have come to be called ‘traditionally marginalized narratives. Elizabeth Finne 19 Mar 2018 · 15 min read
Britain's Grooming Gang Crisis Yet if the phenomenon is to be understood it is important to evaluate the data objectively. Otherwise we have a lot of heat and little light. Ben Sixsmith 14 Mar 2018 · 7 min read
The Behavioral Ecology of Male Violence Understanding patterns of lethal violence among humans requires understanding some important sex differences between males and females. William Buckner 24 Feb 2018 · 16 min read
Thinking Critically About Social Justice By identifying the distorting effects power had on society’s beliefs and values, they believed they could achieve a more accurate picture of the world. Uri Harris 17 Feb 2018 · 12 min read
Why We Say 'Islamism' and Why We Should Stop ‘Islamism’ seems to offer the possibility of distinguishing Islam, the religion of over a billion Muslims, from the actions and ideas of violent movements that act in its name. Blake Smith 11 Feb 2018 · 7 min read
The Problem With Poland’s New Holocaust Law This process of historical compression informs much of the debate about Poland’s new law. John A. Litwinski 8 Feb 2018 · 5 min read
