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Knitting's Infinity War, Part III: Showdown at Yarningham

The post brought out the worst of the knitting world’s anti-racism mobs

Kathrine Jebsen Moore

28 Jul 2019 · 9 min read

Choosing a Good Death

There are many false hopes out there that claim to be treatments and cures.

Mark Taubert

28 Jul 2019 · 7 min read

Dignity—A Review

If members of the back row lack dignity because of their economic condition, they sometimes try to reclaim their dignity

John Coumarianos

28 Jul 2019 · 9 min read

Don't Blame Police Racism for America's Violence Epidemic

Given the horrifying history of racism in the United States, this was never a far-fetched thesis.

Zaid Jilani

27 Jul 2019 · 11 min read

The Role of Politics in Academic Philosophy

Clearly it is possible to do politics in philosophy without doing political philosophy.

Oliver Traldi

26 Jul 2019 · 6 min read

The Many Lies of Carl Beech

Beech claimed he had been tied up and had his bones broken by Generals and Field Marshals

Matthew Scott

25 Jul 2019 · 16 min read

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of....What Exactly?

The same is true of happiness and positivity. They’re not mere feelings. They are behaviors.

Steve Salerno

24 Jul 2019 · 15 min read

Why Is a Top Australian University Supporting Indigenous Creationism?

The message in Appropriate Terminology, Indigenous Australian People is that the UNSW now regards its core mission—the pursuit of truth—as negotiable if it conflicts with the postures associated with social justice.

Andrew Glover

23 Jul 2019 · 5 min read

“Unsex Me Here' and Other Bad Ideas

What contemporary feminism fails to adequately grapple with is nature itself, and as a result, feminist attitudes towards men, and particularly towards male sexuality, are compassionless and punitive (not to mention humourless—and human sexuality is so often very funny!).

Marilyn Simon

22 Jul 2019 · 12 min read

Coming Together to Honor a Dead Rock Star—And Ward Off Our Own Demons

In the months leading up to the news, I was in a bad place. Nothing in life felt right, and every day was a fight against hopelessness—to the point that even when good things happened, I would remain afraid or numb.

Neil Gray

21 Jul 2019 · 8 min read

How the Left Turned Words Into 'Violence,' and Violence Into 'Justice'

The idea that one’s disagreement with Ngo’s point of view disqualifies him from the physical protection granted to other ordinary citizens proved to be quite common in the aftermath of Ngo’s beating.

James Lindsay

20 Jul 2019 · 11 min read

Tourist Journalism Versus the Working Class

A few days before the Fourth of July, British comic John Oliver used the pulpit of his US infotainment show, Last Week Tonight, to deliver a lengthy monologue about the depredations of Amazon.com. His specific complaint was that Amazon doesn’t treat its employees very well. According to Oliver,

Kevin Mims

19 Jul 2019 · 17 min read

Abandon in Place: The Price of the First Steps to the Moon

Between July 20, 1969, and December 14, 1972, 12 Americans walked on the moon. Describing the remarkable and inspiring and fascinating how is usually the focus of books and documentaries.

Craig Colgan

18 Jul 2019 · 10 min read

Is Surging Hate Crime in the UK Overcooked?

Hate crime now appears as a political crime, an outrage against social justice. There is a good case for saying that actual incidents of genuine hate crime should be seen in this way.

Ben Cobley

18 Jul 2019 · 12 min read

Why We Shouldn't Bet on Having Free Will—A Reply to William Edwards

It makes no more sense to believe in a numinous “will” that subverts the laws of physics than to accept a god for which there’s no evidence. Any reforms of society should begin by accepting the unalterable truths of nature.

Jerry A. Coyne

17 Jul 2019 · 6 min read