Inside a Google Summit on Diversity and Inclusion
Sadly, it doesn’t seem Google has learned much since James Damore’s firing.
Joseph Klein
· 6 min read
social justice
A collection of 51 posts
Progressive Creationism: A Review of 'A Dangerous Idea'
“In fact, with the rise of the Offense Culture, the Left’s attacks on science have become more intense. Expect more of them.”
Toby Young
· 11 min read
What Happened When We Tried to Debate Immigration
Unless we find a way of side-stepping the extremes and debating these issues in an evidence-led, analytical way then the moderate.
Matthew Goodwin
· 17 min read
The Problem with 'The Journal of Controversial Ideas'
The lack of viewpoint diversity among college and university faculty gives further reason for scholars to be concerned about pursuing and attempting to publish “controversial” ideas.
Clay Routledge
· 5 min read
Warning: Telling a Lame Joke in an Elevator can Endanger Your Career
It is nothing short of bizarre that an organization whose members study international conflict and know the value of dialogue over coercion opted for coercion from the outset.
Richard Ned Lebow
· 14 min read
Theorising Out Loud
If those who value free speech hope to convince the public of its enduring value, they would do well to more directly confront the poorly conceived theory behind progressive critiques, and the cynical abuse of public goodwill toward the vulnerable in society.
Charlotte Shelton
· 11 min read
The Institutionalization of Social Justice
Last year, Google engineer James Damore was fired after an internal memo he wrote was leaked to technology website Gizmodo, causing an uproar within the company.
Uri Harris
· 12 min read
How to Stop the Corporate Virtue-Signaling Before It’s Too Late
There is a way to keep corporations in check
Josh Dehaas
· 5 min read
A Racial Shakedown in Portland
The genre of “white people doing something to black people” is, by now, a well-established media genre that generates easy clicks. But there is also an unsettling subplot that few seem willing to discuss.
Andy Ngo
· 6 min read
The Devolution of Social Science
Without the possibility of objectivity, there is no science. Has sociology become, then, just political activism? To some extent, yes.
John Staddon
· 20 min read
Social Justice in the Shadows
Some of the greatest lessons I learned in actual social justice came from my parents, even if they didn’t use the term “social justice.”
Clay Routledge
· 7 min read
The Public Humiliation Diet
In today’s topsy-turvy world, virtue signaling trumps being virtuous.
Toby Young
· 23 min read
Can Heterodoxy Save the Academy?
Notes from the recent Heterodox Academy conference.
Andy Ngo
· 7 min read
Social Justice is Popular. But the Rule of Law is Sacrosanct
But law and social justice do not always go hand in hand—at least, not in the short term.
Jonathan Kay
· 8 min read
What’s Wrong with the American Academy
A colleague of mine in the economics department once said, “when the price of bullshit is zero, demand is inelastic.
Jonathan Anomaly
· 6 min read