The Real Reasons Why the English Department Died
Most professors would rather watch it die than reform.
Adam Ellwanger
· 9 min read
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A collection of 11 posts
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.
Progressivism at the University of Melbourne: No Cause for Alarm
The University of Melbourne is situated in the country’s most progressive major city, as evidenced by their unique propensity to elect the Greens to the lower house in federal politics.
Shaun Khoo
· 6 min read
The Boy Who Inflated the Concept of 'Wolf'
Concept inflation is a lot like lying. Immanuel Kant observed that lying couldn’t be effective in a world where everybody lied, since no one would be believed.
Spencer Case
· 10 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
The Free Speech Crisis on Campus Is Worse than People Think
The new culture of victimhood combines sensitivity to slight with appeal to authority.
Bradley Campbell
· 16 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
Writers Behind ‘Grievance Studies Scandal’ Address Criticisms
The three of you have continually stated your leftist political identity in your writing and on your social media accounts. How is your political affiliation relevant to the project?
Andy Ngo
· 8 min read
The Hysterical Campus
When speakers need police escort on and off college campuses, an alarm bell should be going off that something has gone seriously awry.
Heather Mac Donald
· 11 min read
“It Has Come to My Attention…” How Institutional Complaints Procedures are Being Weaponized
My cardinal sin was to publish a book three years ago called The Welfare Trait that summarised data linking personality and welfare dependency.
Adam Perkins
· 7 min read
The University as a Total Institution
To all who value academic freedom, tolerance, and human dignity, weaponized diversity should be as abhorrent as the Total University it supports.
John Paul Wright
· 14 min read