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The Father of Capitalism and the Abolition of Slavery

So in the end, slavery, the slave trade and imperialism were not only morally disgusting but also of dubious economic value.

Matthew Lesh

22 Jun 2020 · 8 min read

Bernard Rose's Forgotten Tolstoy Trilogy

This is the least operatic, and most touching, of the trilogy.

Robin Ashenden

22 Jun 2020 · 8 min read

From India’s Himalayan Border to Our Local Cell Networks, It’s Time to Push Back Against China

The Indian border is only one of the many fronts on which China has been taking advantage of the worldwide economic downturn and political paralysis caused by COVID-19 to move aggressively—an ironic result given the source of the disease.

Cleo Paskal

20 Jun 2020 · 8 min read

Exploring 'Other Ways of Knowing': The New Religious Threat to Science Education

In its most elaborate form, EDI subjects science to the same treatment as has already been meted out to the Western literary canon: a relentless deconstruction whereby each axiom, value, and commitment is presented as infected by cultural imperialism.

Lenny Pier Ramos

20 Jun 2020 · 12 min read

The Purity Paradox: How Tolerance and Intolerance Increase at the Same Time

By relentlessly expanding the concept of intolerance, prevalence-induced concept change ensures none of us can ever be good enough—if we pass one test of tolerance, we are sure to fail the next.

Peter Hughes

19 Jun 2020 · 7 min read

How Britain’s Feminist Grass Roots Turned the Tide Against Gender Extremists

The novelists, librarians, and booksellers circling the wagons to shut women up have been insisting for years that they are motivated by nothing but love and tolerance.

Erin Perse

18 Jun 2020 · 7 min read

Reassessing the Guidance on Face Masks

Overly broad masking requirements are at best useless, and possibly harmful, since they can cause confusion and prompt at least some to rebel against masking if the practice is too onerous or impractical.

Dagfinn Reiersøl

17 Jun 2020 · 7 min read

Seattle’s Summer of Love

Their goals are not reformist, they are revolutionary—they seek conflict not peace, and they have given scant thought about what they wish to build from the rubble of what they destroy.

Andrew Gleeson

16 Jun 2020 · 8 min read

From South American Anthropology to Gender-Crit Cancel Culture: My Strange Feminist Journey

Anthropology taught me how to spot this instinct. Gender-critical feminists taught me how to stand up to it.

Kathleen Lowrey

12 Jun 2020 · 13 min read

The Libertarian History of Science Fiction

The connection between SF and liberty is not simply an accidental byproduct of the colorful history of SF publishing, but a necessary one tied to certain fundamentals of the genre.

Jordan Alexander Hill

12 Jun 2020 · 15 min read

The Coming of Neo-Feudalism—A Review

Feudal societies were hierarchical, with clearly-defined roles and responsibilities for everyone. The knights fought for all, the priests prayed for all, and the peasants worked for all.

Adam Wakeling

11 Jun 2020 · 11 min read

Is State Protection a Threat to Liberal Democracy?

Protection at the cost of a planned economy and a surveillance state would be no protection at all.

Ross Stitt

10 Jun 2020 · 12 min read

For Journalists, The New York Times' Social-Justice Meltdown Is a Sign of Things to Come

If you want to get a glimpse into the future of journalism—not to mention poetry, music, fiction, and all the rest—these tempests offer a good taste of what’s to come.