Knitting's Infinity War, Part III: Showdown at Yarningham
The post brought out the worst of the knitting world’s anti-racism mobs
Kathrine Jebsen Moore
· 9 min read
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Choosing a Good Death
There are many false hopes out there that claim to be treatments and cures.
Mark Taubert
· 7 min read
Dignity—A Review
If members of the back row lack dignity because of their economic condition, they sometimes try to reclaim their dignity
John Coumarianos
· 9 min read
Don't Blame Police Racism for America's Violence Epidemic
Given the horrifying history of racism in the United States, this was never a far-fetched thesis.
Zaid Jilani
· 11 min read
The Role of Politics in Academic Philosophy
Clearly it is possible to do politics in philosophy without doing political philosophy.
Oliver Traldi
· 6 min read
The Many Lies of Carl Beech
Beech claimed he had been tied up and had his bones broken by Generals and Field Marshals
Matthew Scott
· 16 min read
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of....What Exactly?
The same is true of happiness and positivity. They’re not mere feelings. They are behaviors.
Steve Salerno
· 15 min read
Why Is a Top Australian University Supporting Indigenous Creationism?
The message in Appropriate Terminology, Indigenous Australian People is that the UNSW now regards its core mission—the pursuit of truth—as negotiable if it conflicts with the postures associated with social justice.
Andrew Glover
· 5 min read
“Unsex Me Here' and Other Bad Ideas
What contemporary feminism fails to adequately grapple with is nature itself, and as a result, feminist attitudes towards men, and particularly towards male sexuality, are compassionless and punitive (not to mention humourless—and human sexuality is so often very funny!).
Marilyn Simon
· 12 min read
Coming Together to Honor a Dead Rock Star—And Ward Off Our Own Demons
In the months leading up to the news, I was in a bad place. Nothing in life felt right, and every day was a fight against hopelessness—to the point that even when good things happened, I would remain afraid or numb.
Neil Gray
· 8 min read
How the Left Turned Words Into 'Violence,' and Violence Into 'Justice'
The idea that one’s disagreement with Ngo’s point of view disqualifies him from the physical protection granted to other ordinary citizens proved to be quite common in the aftermath of Ngo’s beating.
James Lindsay
· 11 min read
Tourist Journalism Versus the Working Class
A few days before the Fourth of July, British comic John Oliver used the pulpit of his US infotainment show, Last Week Tonight, to deliver a lengthy monologue about the depredations of Amazon.com. His specific complaint was that Amazon doesn’t treat its employees very well. According to Oliver,
Kevin Mims
· 17 min read
Abandon in Place: The Price of the First Steps to the Moon
Between July 20, 1969, and December 14, 1972, 12 Americans walked on the moon. Describing the remarkable and inspiring and fascinating how is usually the focus of books and documentaries.
Craig Colgan
· 10 min read
Is Surging Hate Crime in the UK Overcooked?
Hate crime now appears as a political crime, an outrage against social justice. There is a good case for saying that actual incidents of genuine hate crime should be seen in this way.
Ben Cobley
· 12 min read
Why We Shouldn't Bet on Having Free Will—A Reply to William Edwards
It makes no more sense to believe in a numinous “will” that subverts the laws of physics than to accept a god for which there’s no evidence. Any reforms of society should begin by accepting the unalterable truths of nature.
Jerry A. Coyne
· 6 min read