New York Narcissism
Nikkitha Bakshani’s debut novel ‘Ghost Chilli’ is an ideologically confused work that seems to endorse the racial essentialism it purports to satirise.
Brad Strotten
· 5 min read
Identity
A collection of 156 posts
Identity Satiation
Some rarely discussed phenomena can shed light on why the focus on identity and introspection has coincided with a rise of mental health issues, including identity disorders.
Brandon McMurtrie
· 6 min read
A Revolution on Race?
With ‘The End of Race Politics,’ Coleman Hughes enters the ranks of the most mature and sophisticated analysts of the all-American skin game.
Brian Stewart
· 8 min read
Equality Is Not Immunity
Societies may improve, but protesters’ arguments remain the same.
George Case
· 8 min read
Joseph Boyden Isn’t Indigenous. But his Historical Fiction Is Still Worth Reading
The author’s widely celebrated 2013 novel, ‘The Orenda,’ helped educate Canadians about their country’s colonial roots. It shouldn’t be cast into literary oblivion just because Boyden misrepresented his ancestry.
Andy Lamey
· 34 min read
One-Dimensional Woman Enters the Manosphere
Nina Power’s new book is fraught with contradictions and ideological incoherence.
Arturo Desimone
· 7 min read
What Is Elizabeth Hoover Apologizing For?
So long as Hoover’s scholarship has met the standards expected of her, it is not clear that she’s done anything wrong.
Ilana Redstone
· 6 min read
Sexual and Gender Identity: Four Competing Paradigms
If we are going to expend so much effort on the topic of gender and sexual identity, we should be clear and rigorous in how we think about it.
William Vex
· 15 min read
Race and State
The emerging racial state promises no real progress for most minorities while deepening ethnic divides and undermining the basis for democratic self-rule.
Joel Kotkin
· 14 min read
Canada’s Altruistic Apartheid
Sanctioned racial essentialism for Aboriginals, mandatory multiculturalism for everyone else.
George Case
· 10 min read
Fables of the Deconstruction
Rejection may sting. But it’s not the same as being ripped off.
George Case
· 7 min read
The Radicalization of the Film Canon
Sight and Sound’s 2022 poll is a sign of the times.
Adrian Nguyen
· 13 min read
Gay Not Queer
Gay identities are based on biological sex; gender identities erase biological sex and replace it with gender.
Peter Gajdics
· 11 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