New York Narcissism Nikkitha Bakshani’s debut novel ‘Ghost Chilli’ is an ideologically confused work that seems to endorse the racial essentialism it purports to satirise. Brad Strotten 19 Aug 2024 · 5 min read
Identity Satiation Some rarely discussed phenomena can shed light on why the focus on identity and introspection has coincided with a rise of mental health issues, including identity disorders. Brandon McMurtrie 8 Mar 2024 · 6 min read
A Revolution on Race? With ‘The End of Race Politics,’ Coleman Hughes enters the ranks of the most mature and sophisticated analysts of the all-American skin game. Brian Stewart 21 Feb 2024 · 8 min read
Equality Is Not Immunity Societies may improve, but protesters’ arguments remain the same. George Case 20 Feb 2024 · 8 min read
Joseph Boyden Isn’t Indigenous. But his Historical Fiction Is Still Worth Reading The author’s widely celebrated 2013 novel, ‘The Orenda,’ helped educate Canadians about their country’s colonial roots. It shouldn’t be cast into literary oblivion just because Boyden misrepresented his ancestry. Andy Lamey 11 Nov 2023 · 34 min read
One-Dimensional Woman Enters the Manosphere Nina Power’s new book is fraught with contradictions and ideological incoherence. Arturo Desimone 28 Jul 2023 · 7 min read
What Is Elizabeth Hoover Apologizing For? So long as Hoover’s scholarship has met the standards expected of her, it is not clear that she’s done anything wrong. Ilana Redstone 15 May 2023 · 6 min read
Sexual and Gender Identity: Four Competing Paradigms If we are going to expend so much effort on the topic of gender and sexual identity, we should be clear and rigorous in how we think about it. William Vex 11 Apr 2023 · 15 min read
Race and State The emerging racial state promises no real progress for most minorities while deepening ethnic divides and undermining the basis for democratic self-rule. Joel Kotkin 3 Apr 2023 · 14 min read
Canada’s Altruistic Apartheid Sanctioned racial essentialism for Aboriginals, mandatory multiculturalism for everyone else. George Case 29 Mar 2023 · 10 min read
Fables of the Deconstruction Rejection may sting. But it’s not the same as being ripped off. George Case 10 Jan 2023 · 7 min read
The Radicalization of the Film Canon Sight and Sound’s 2022 poll is a sign of the times. Adrian Nguyen 18 Dec 2022 · 13 min read
Gay Not Queer Gay identities are based on biological sex; gender identities erase biological sex and replace it with gender. Peter Gajdics 25 Nov 2022 · 11 min read
The Limits of Radical Protest Those fighting for social change today would do well to heed Bayard Rustin’s advice about how to build sustainable and effective political movements. Matt Johnson 5 Aug 2022 · 12 min read
Against False Privilege One of the biggest blunders of modern activism is the promotion of guilt and the demand for false privilege. Niamh Jiménez 30 Jul 2022 · 8 min read
