Collectivism
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What’s Driving Bipartisan Cancel Culture (And How Do We Get Out)?
Cultivating a culture of courage, a willingness to hear one another’s ideas, can throw a wrench into the whole censorious groupthink machine.
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China’s ‘Vanishing’ Data Can’t Hide Its Economic Slowdown
Beijing has stopped providing many statistics to international agencies. But China’s faltering economy and fractured polity can’t be concealed.
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DEI is a Con: Five Hallmarks of a Hustle
Corporations and universities are distancing themselves from social virtue-signaling. But behind new branding, the grift is alive and well.
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The Benefits of Expertise — and Its Limitations
Specific knowledge matters, but it thrives when people are allowed to question dominant ideas and to look for better theories.
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‘So This Is How Liberty Dies’: Star Wars and the Politics of Fear
Fear and conflict are common excuses for suppressing opposition and justifying the centralization of power.
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The Larry Summers Shout-Down Response Shows the Free Speech Tide Is Turning
When students stand up for their rights and a culture of free speech on campus, the heckler’s veto loses its cancel power.
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What ‘Trading Places’ Can Teach You about Racism (the Old and the New)
The old-school racism make a rewatch uncomfortable. But are we sliding back toward those ugly attitudes in the name of “antiracism”?
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Requiem for a Broken Progressive Dream: On Sore Losers and Gracious Winners
Echo chambers prevented many from hearing what voters actually care about.
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What’s Driving Bipartisan Cancel Culture (And How Do We Get Out)?
Cultivating a culture of courage, a willingness to hear one another’s ideas, can throw a wrench into the whole censorious groupthink machine.
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•
China’s ‘Vanishing’ Data Can’t Hide Its Economic Slowdown
Beijing has stopped providing many statistics to international agencies. But China’s faltering economy and fractured polity can’t be concealed.
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•
DEI is a Con: Five Hallmarks of a Hustle
Corporations and universities are distancing themselves from social virtue-signaling. But behind new branding, the grift is alive and well.
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The Benefits of Expertise — and Its Limitations
Specific knowledge matters, but it thrives when people are allowed to question dominant ideas and to look for better theories.
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‘So This Is How Liberty Dies’: Star Wars and the Politics of Fear
Fear and conflict are common excuses for suppressing opposition and justifying the centralization of power.
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The Larry Summers Shout-Down Response Shows the Free Speech Tide Is Turning
When students stand up for their rights and a culture of free speech on campus, the heckler’s veto loses its cancel power.
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What ‘Trading Places’ Can Teach You about Racism (the Old and the New)
The old-school racism make a rewatch uncomfortable. But are we sliding back toward those ugly attitudes in the name of “antiracism”?
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Requiem for a Broken Progressive Dream: On Sore Losers and Gracious Winners
Echo chambers prevented many from hearing what voters actually care about.