In Praise of Boredom, Again Brodsky said that when confronted by boredom we should “exact full look at the worst.” He said “When hit by boredom, go for it. Let yourself be crushed by it; submerge, hit bottom.” Caroline ffiske 11 Jan 2019 · 6 min read
The New War on Comedy Once you make it acceptable to tell the jester what is off limits in one context, you enable those who would seek to silence him elsewhere. Konstantin Kisin 3 Jan 2019 · 5 min read
Inside a Google Summit on Diversity and Inclusion Sadly, it doesn’t seem Google has learned much since James Damore’s firing. Joseph Klein 11 Dec 2018 · 6 min read
Progressive Creationism: A Review of 'A Dangerous Idea' “In fact, with the rise of the Offense Culture, the Left’s attacks on science have become more intense. Expect more of them.” Toby Young 11 Dec 2018 · 11 min read
What Happened When We Tried to Debate Immigration Unless we find a way of side-stepping the extremes and debating these issues in an evidence-led, analytical way then the moderate. Matthew Goodwin / Eric Kaufmann 8 Dec 2018 · 17 min read
The Problem with 'The Journal of Controversial Ideas' The lack of viewpoint diversity among college and university faculty gives further reason for scholars to be concerned about pursuing and attempting to publish “controversial” ideas. Clay Routledge / Bradley Campbell 27 Nov 2018 · 5 min read
Warning: Telling a Lame Joke in an Elevator can Endanger Your Career It is nothing short of bizarre that an organization whose members study international conflict and know the value of dialogue over coercion opted for coercion from the outset. Richard Ned Lebow 23 Nov 2018 · 14 min read
Theorising Out Loud If those who value free speech hope to convince the public of its enduring value, they would do well to more directly confront the poorly conceived theory behind progressive critiques, and the cynical abuse of public goodwill toward the vulnerable in society. Charlotte Shelton 21 Nov 2018 · 11 min read
The Institutionalization of Social Justice Last year, Google engineer James Damore was fired after an internal memo he wrote was leaked to technology website Gizmodo, causing an uproar within the company. Uri Harris 17 Nov 2018 · 12 min read
How to Stop the Corporate Virtue-Signaling Before It’s Too Late There is a way to keep corporations in check Josh Dehaas 13 Nov 2018 · 5 min read
A Racial Shakedown in Portland The genre of “white people doing something to black people” is, by now, a well-established media genre that generates easy clicks. But there is also an unsettling subplot that few seem willing to discuss. Andy Ngo 4 Nov 2018 · 6 min read
The Devolution of Social Science Without the possibility of objectivity, there is no science. Has sociology become, then, just political activism? To some extent, yes. John Staddon 7 Oct 2018 · 20 min read
Social Justice in the Shadows Some of the greatest lessons I learned in actual social justice came from my parents, even if they didn’t use the term “social justice.” Clay Routledge 14 Sep 2018 · 7 min read
The Public Humiliation Diet In today’s topsy-turvy world, virtue signaling trumps being virtuous. Toby Young 23 Jul 2018 · 23 min read
Can Heterodoxy Save the Academy? Notes from the recent Heterodox Academy conference. Andy Ngo 22 Jun 2018 · 7 min read
