Lockdown Scepticism Was Never a ‘Fringe’ Viewpoint
The Declaration states that achieving herd immunity for COVID-19 can be assisted by vaccines, “but is not dependent” on their use.
Noah Carl
· 11 min read
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The Podcaster Who (Single-handledly) Made Me Love History
A huge part of Duncan’s appeal is his humble, layman’s approach.
Jonathan Kay
· 8 min read
The Evolutionary Advantages of Playing Victim
Scholars from the Immorality Lab at the University of British Columbia created a victim-signaling scale that measures how frequently people tell others of the disadvantages, challenges, and misfortunes they suffer.
Cory Clark
· 7 min read
To Skate—Perchance to Soar
Skateboarding is simple and complex, pointless and transformational.
Damian Platt
· 16 min read
The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Conor McGregor
MMA represents a meeting of cultures and individuals that transcend identity, class, and geography while integrating art and philosophy with sport—a healthy pressure valve in the modern world.
Samuel Kronen
· 17 min read
Remembering Karl Popper
The concept of an open society embodied a present reality that Karl Popper feared could be lost.
David Cohen
· 12 min read
Can Governments Stop Bitcoin?
The reality is Bitcoin is a political project that threatens to fundamentally disrupt the Davos-led economic system, with everyone from Janet Yellen to Christine Lagarde expressing fear about its rise and demanding it be regulated.
Alex Gladstein
· 16 min read
Thinking Critically About Critical Thinking
It is not hopeless. A recent analysis of research on college graduates suggested that attending college appreciably increased their critical thinking capacity.
Greg Ashman
· 6 min read
Environmentalism, Trumpism, and the Working Class
As wide as the partisan gaps are concerning illegal immigration and free trade, none can compare to those on environmental protection and global warming.
William Murray
· 12 min read
Growing Up Without a Father-Figure Can Make Boys Less Violent
While there is likely a modest link between violent crime and single parenting, Faust and Manning are wrong about the benefits of a father-figure.
Robert Cherry
· 7 min read
Towards Practical Empowerment
In A Critique of Anti-Racism, I offer empowerment theory as a framework for anti-racist work, whether it is activism or pedagogy.
Erec Smith
· 10 min read
Accommodating Trans Athletes Without Rejecting the Reality of Human Biology
As recent studies have shown, these advantages generally don’t go away simply because an athlete has changed their pronouns and hormone chemistry. At the highest levels, the difference between male and female world records typically hovers around 10 percent.
Quillette
· 11 min read
The Narrative and Its Discontents
This mindset is nigh-incomprehensible to people of The Narrative who are used to being guided by a single source of truth enforced by social consensus.
Jacob Falkovich
· 9 min read
Do Lockdowns Work? Only If You Lock the Borders Down, Too
The public debate around COVID-19 has too often centred on the question of whether a certain set of measures, usually classified as lockdowns, are or are not effective.
Noah Carl
· 8 min read
Scott Alexander, Philosopher King of the Weird People
Rationalists, in short, are a group of people who picked up the liberal, academic, philosophical traditions of Western civilization when institutions like the New York Times decided to abandon them.
Kenneth R. Pike
· 8 min read