A Conspiracy Theory of Connotations
The obsessive policing of language in the name of progress relies on magical thinking.
Oliver Traldi
· 7 min read
Activism
A collection of 238 posts
The Approaching Disintegration of Academia
Universities cannot withstand the assault on objective truth.
Mark Goldblatt
· 7 min read
Child Welfare and the Cash Panacea
Poverty is not the cause of abuse and neglect.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 6 min read
Scenes from a Marriage
In 2020, a British High Court judge ruled that actor Johnny Depp was probably a “wife beater.” Earlier this year, an American jury disagreed. Who got it right?
Charlotte Allen
· 70 min read
It’s Time the Green Movement Stopped Demonizing Nuclear
The pro-nuclear movement is gaining traction despite vocal opposition
Zion Lights
· 13 min read
Moral Toddlers Making a Mess
Adult toddlers throw tantrums for the same reason as children: they desperately want something and have no idea how to get it.
Robert Tracinski
· 6 min read
Reckon with This
We cannot rethink history to console those it embarrasses.
George Case
· 9 min read
Child Welfare Is Becoming a Joke
The field is mired in risible theory and impenetrable jargon, and increasingly divorced from concern with the welfare of children.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 6 min read
The Limits of Radical Protest
Those fighting for social change today would do well to heed Bayard Rustin’s advice about how to build sustainable and effective political movements.
Matt Johnson
· 12 min read
Against False Privilege
One of the biggest blunders of modern activism is the promotion of guilt and the demand for false privilege.
Niamh Jiménez
· 8 min read
The Wobblies’ Return
A lovingly restored 1979 film excavates the lost history of American radicalism.
Thomas Doherty
· 9 min read
Confession and Conspiracism in the Church of Social Justice
A true and sincere confession of one’s actual sins and cruelties is a courageous act that leaves one vulnerable and exposed.
Jonathan Kay
· 16 min read
‘Woke Racism’—A Review
How will dropping to one’s knees and admitting one’s privilege end the mass incarceration of black Americans caused by the disastrous failure of the War on Drugs?
Jared Marcel Pollen
· 12 min read
Injecting Anti-Racism Activism Into the Adoption Process Won’t Help Black Children
More than anything, it was a deep sensitivity to our kids’ unique life histories as individuals—rather than to generalized considerations of group identity—that enabled us to grow together as a newly blended family.
David K. Ryden
· 13 min read
The Implosion of Boston’s Pride Parade Is a Sign of Things to Come
Pride 4 The People and its allies were scathing, accusing board members of preferring to shut down the organization rather than include black and trans people.
Maxwell Meyer
· 12 min read