Helen Pluckrose working on book unti
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Understanding Conservative Anti-Capitalism
There’s recently been an unexpected growth of anti-capitalist sentiment in conservative circles. The relationship between capitalism and conservatism is not as harmonious as many suppose. Con…
Oxford college accused of closing down free speech over transgender event rules
An Oxford college has been accused of closing down free speech over its plans to host a discussion about transgender issues which bans “language which denies the validity of trans identity”.
Is Anti-Woke Becoming the New Woke?
It was bound to happen. As Mark Twain writes in “Corn Pone Opinions,” our self-approval is “acquired mainly from the approval of other people.” Our ideas don’t come from “thinking and examination,”…
How the word ‘woke’ was weaponised by the right
The term is meant to denote an attentiveness to important issues. But the likes of Laurence Fox and Toby Young have begun using it in a very different way
Prince Harry: 'No other option' but to cut royal ties
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry said Sunday that he felt “great sadness” but found “no other option” to cutting almost all of his and his wife Meghan’s royal ties in the hopes of achieving a more...
Kanye West's HQ in Wyoming is tax haven but could hurt workers in Asia
Kanye West announced plans in November that he was setting up a new Adidas Yeezys HQ in Cody, Wyoming, vowing to bring jobs back to the United States.
Mum considers declaring son, 8, non-binary to keep his signature curls at school
Three secondary schools have told little Farouk James' mum they won't accept him unless he cuts off his hair.
Why I’m No Longer Speaking To Antiracists About Race
This blog cannot start in any way other than looking at linguistics and how commonly-used words have been redefined to fit the beliefs and objectives of those pushing for a so-called “antiracist” r…
Helen Pluckrose working on book unti
Here is Oliver's blog "Why I'm No Longer Speaking to Antiracists About Race." It's rather good.
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A response to Hashim @AntiRacistEd
If you haven’t done so already, please read this blog by me and this response by @AntiRacistEd before reading this one. Without a careful reading of both of the above blogposts, this one will not m…
Mississippi Court Upholds 12-Year Sentence for a Man Who Unwittingly Had a Phone in Jail
When Willie Nash was booked into a Mississippi corrections facility, officers failed to confiscate his phone. For that, he was
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Helen Pluckrose working on book unti
!!! Man's phone not confiscated. It's discovered that he has it when he asks a guard where he can charge it clearly showing that he didn't know it was an oversight. 12 years. Travesty of justice. FFS, America. He's a father.
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Reporter Tricked Into Wearing Armor to Hold 'Vicious' Koala
Debi Edward, a reporter for the British outlet ITV News, was tricked by Australian koala carers into wearing a full suit of protective body armor to handle a "drop bear"-- a fictional "
Helen Pluckrose: How to Fight Postmodernism and Social Justice
Helen Pluckrose working on book unti
I will be speaking to the Libertarian Society at King's College, London on the 23rd about how to push back against postmodern concepts of power, knowledge and language as they manifest in current SocJus scholarship & activism. (I don't name these things)
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Excerpt from an academic essay of mine which breaks down Kimberlé Crenshaw's foundational essays on intersectionality
(Published temporarily for people who are asking for more information in response to a more accessible essay on intersectionality.) Wh...
Diego the sex machine tortoise retires from the playboy life
After fathering hundreds of babies and saving his species, the big daddy of the Galápagos is ready for a rest.
Harry and Meghan's retreat is 'missed opportunity' for UK race relations
Hopes that duchess’s biracial heritage would fix monarchy’s relationship with modern Britain dashed
Babson College abandons freedom of expression, fires professor over Facebook post criticizing Trump threat to bomb Iran cultural sites
At Babson College, the climate of freedom of expression feels like 2003 all over again. Today, the college announced its completion of a “thorough investigation” — which started yesterday — into an adjunct professor’s Facebook post. As a result of...
In Defence of Ideology
The term ideological is often slung about as if it were an insult. It typically implies that a person is set in her ways, or dogmatic. It also implies that those who don’t possess an ideology are f…