Is There Evidence Trigger Warnings Work?
A distinction ought to be made between best practices for trigger warnings and trigger warnings as best practice.
Harry Chu
· 7 min read
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Cultural Diversity and the Case for Free Speech
Speech codes often claim to protect ‘cultural diversity’ on campuses, but they often do the reverse.
Geoffrey Miller
· 15 min read
The Diversity Ideology
The diversity ideology’s adherents are laudable – to encourage tolerance and a respectful understanding of the different perspectives each community offers.
Evan Osborne
· 6 min read
The Problem with Poland's New Holocaust Law
This process of historical compression informs much of the debate about Poland’s new law.
John A. Litwinski
· 5 min read
The Real Gender Trouble
Although they don’t usually acknowledge it, transgender activists make philosophical claims, which are susceptible to philosophical critique.
Spencer Case
· 12 min read
Buy Banned Books
In our hyper-mediated, panoptical culture, where neurotic self-reference is now almost completely inescapable, the continuing contribution of imaginative fiction and investigative journalism has never been more necessary.
Bonny Brooks
· 9 min read
Academics Accuse Howard Dean of Repeating Falsehoods — Halloween Costume Scandal
Howard Dean of dishonesty for his remarks at a free speech panel held at an Ohio college last year, is finding support among other prominent academics.
Andy Ngo
· 5 min read
The Elephant in the Brain — Hidden Motives in Everyday Life: Review
The core thesis of The Elephant in the Brain is that this has major implications for public policy that we are loathe to admit.
Samuel Hammond
· 9 min read
Walking the Tightrope Between Chaos and Order — Interview with Jordan B. Peterson
So when you talk about doing the right thing for yourself, your family, and society, there is a hierarchy there? Yourself comes first?
Andrew Kelman
· 30 min read
Free Speech Matters
What’s at stake if both the legal protection and cultural environment sustaining free speech continues to deteriorate?
Jacob Mchangama
· 7 min read
Privilege-Checking the Privilege-Checkers
If we hope to maintain our privileges – and work towards securing them for others – we must be aware of the bad ideas that threaten them.
Tristan Flock
· 11 min read
Jordan B. Peterson, Critical Theory, and the New Bourgeoisie
Where did the social justice advocates, and their associated attitude, come from?
Uri Harris
· 10 min read
Tinder and the Tyranny of Language
If you are young, that typically involves re-installing an app like Tinder and giving the dice of fate another proverbial throw.
Jarrod Gott
· 9 min read
The Failed Hero's Journey
A failed hero is a young person who finds that chaos insurmountable, and is swallowed by its overwhelming force.
Alexander Blum
· 7 min read
Freedom of Expression and the Flight from Reason
What are the intellectual tendencies behind this new intolerance, and how do they creep into popular discourse?
Piers Benn
· 11 min read