Christina Sommers
Resident scholar, AEI. Former philosophy professor. Author of War Against Boys. Host of YouTube’s The Factual Feminist & co-host of weekly podcast @Femsplainers
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I’m a Democrat and a Feminist. And I Support Betsy DeVos’s Title IX Reforms.
There is an uncomfortable truth in the current system. No one wants to talk about it.
Christina Sommers
THIS—> “I’m a Democrat and a Feminist. And I Support Betsy DeVos’s Title IX Reforms.”- The New York Times
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President George H.W. Bush Lies in State at U.S. Capitol
President George H.W. Bush lies in state at the U.S. Capitol until Wednesday morning. Watch LIVE coverage here on C-SPAN.org.
Progress in Psychology: A Reply to BootyBootyFartFart
David dies for science’s sins and addresses the failed replication of one of his studies (conducted with three former VBW guests) by the _Many Labs Project_. But first, the guys try to gauge their intuitions about the phenomenal experience of their...
Winners of APA Grants Announced
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the recipients of its latest round of grants offered by its Small Grant Program and Diversity and Inclusiveness Grant Program. There were 24 applicants to the Small Grant Program, which has...
Christina Sommers
Wow. Read the first letter from Avalonian raising legitimate concerns about how the American Philosophical Association awarded grants. Then look at the abusive, self-important response he/she gets from @DailyNousEditor
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Bloggingheads.tv
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Christina Sommers
Fascinating conversation between two smart people on sex differences, #Metoo and more. Great job @sentientist and @robertwrighter @bloggingheads
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Why Oscar Host Has Become the Least Wanted Job in Hollywood
With the 91st Academy Awards less than three months away, producer Donna Gigliotti has yet to line up an emcee, but don’t blame her — it's a gig that almost no one should want.
Rantz: Seattle Antifa protester threatens journalist: ‘Are you willing to die?'
A man attempting to document the protests in Seattle last weekend found himself the target of an Antifa group who would not let him walk on the sidewalk. He got it all on camera.
Indonesia Launches ‘Snitch’ App Targeting Religious Minorities
Following your own religious beliefs shouldn’t be a crime, but in Indonesia, new technologies are helping authorities identify and potentially prosecute religious minorities who follow “deviant teachings.”
Openness to foreigners essential to U.S. identity, say most Americans
Just 26% say “if America is too open to people from all over the world, we risk losing our identity as a nation.”
U alum's challenge of women-only opportunities on campus ignites debate
Scholar's latest fight in the name of Title IX is with colleges that host girls-only STEM summer camps.
See From Space – Baba Brinkman Music Video
An alien rap song inspired by the book "The Ape that Understood the Universe" by Steve Stewart-Williams, now available from Cambridge University Press. Learn...
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Christina Sommers
Science rapper @BabaBrinkman created a marvelous music video about @SteveStuWill brilliant new book “The Ape that Understood the Universe”
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Some Temple University Administrators Want Marc Lamont Hill Fired For 'Hate Speech'
"Free speech is one thing. Hate speech is entirely different."
UC Berkeley settles landmark free speech lawsuit, will pay $70,000 to conservative group
After more than a year of litigation, the University of California, Berkeley, has settled a lawsuit with the Young Americas Foundation and the UC Berkeley College Republicans.
Ivy League Students Kick SNL Comedian Nimesh Patel Off Stage
Ivy League Students Kick SNL Comedian Nimesh Patel Off Stage
Stop harassment but don’t slide into secular sharia | Niall Ferguson | Journalism
Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil., is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a Senior Research Fellow at Jesus College, Oxford.
Can You Like the Person You Love to Hate?
Bari Weiss and Eve Peyser were Twitter enemies. Then they met.