An Unscientific American
Editor-in-chief Laura Helmuth’s departure from ‘Scientific American’ last week is an object lesson in the dangers of mixing facts and ideology.
Michael Shermer
· 12 min read
social justice
A collection of 51 posts
My APA Resignation
These are terrifying words. They’re also at best debatable, arguably simply untrue.
Christopher J. Ferguson
· 10 min read
What is Happening to My Profession?
Some of the people who are refusing the life-saving COVID vaccine are alienated from mainstream institutions, which they view as house organs of the political Left rather than trustworthy arbiters of truth.
Sally Satel
· 10 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
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
How Social-Justice Extremists Spawned a Generation of ‘Progressive’ Antisemites
The dialog-based seminars organized by CAPS were primarily aimed at addressing racial injustice suffered by individuals classified under broad categories, including black, indigenous, and people of color.
David Bernstein, Nicole Levitt, and Daniel Newman
· 9 min read
'The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality'—A Review
The scientific idea that one’s genes affect one’s life outcomes isn’t novel.
Robert VerBruggen
· 10 min read
Quillette's Best on Critical Social Justice
According to this culturally relative view of the world, then, truth is arbitrary and exclusive, rather than evidentiary and shared. The consequence is divisiveness.
Quillette
· 4 min read
As US Schools Prioritize Diversity Over Merit, China Is Becoming the World’s STEM Leader
In a 2018 report published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), China ranked first in mathematical proficiency among 15-year-olds, while the United States was in 25th place.
What the Right Gets Wrong about Social Justice Culture
Social justice culture is a moral culture, like honor or dignity culture. It’s also a political ideology, like Marxism or liberalism.
Bradley Campbell
· 9 min read
At Social-Justice Law School, Feelings Trump Facts
Local anti-racism activists made Korchinski-Paquet a poster child amid the larger campaign to discredit the police.
Josh Dehaas
· 13 min read
A Librarian’s Timeless Mission: Supporting Social Justice Through Freedom of Speech
Believing in freedom of speech means believing in freedom of expression for all. The late Elliot L. Shelkrot, long-time head of the Philadelphia Public Library, once said that democracy depends on an informed population.
Quillette
· 8 min read
Confessions of an Equity-Industry Propagandist
It was my job to turn a regressive sow’s ear into a progressive silk purse.
Janet Mackay
· 8 min read
A Cult-Based Framework for Understanding Social-Justice Dogma
The words “cult” and “cultish” often are used loosely to describe not only literal cults such as the one created by Jones, but also militant political movements, and even the fanatical followers of entertainers and sports teams.
Jonathan Kay
· 8 min read
Quillette Podcast 45 – Nancy Rommelmann on How Portland Became the Woke Capital of America
Jonathan Kay talks to journalist and YouTuber Nancy Rommelmann about how Portland became the most woke city in America, a phenomenon she wrote about recently for Tablet. She provides an update on the targeting of her husband’s coffee shop by an outrage mob after she expressed some reservations about
Quillette
· 1 min read