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James Lindsay

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An American-born author, mathematician, and professional troublemaker, Dr. James Lindsay has written six books spanning a range of subjects including religion, the philosophy of science and postmodern theory. He is a leading expert on Critical Race Theory, which leads him to reject it completely. He is the founder of New Discourses and currently promoting his new book "Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity―and Why This Harms Everybody," which is currently being translated into more than fifteen languages.

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How the Woke Fail the Paradox of Tolerance

In this fourth and final part of his four-part lecture series about "Repressive Tolerance," James Lindsay takes the reader from the darkest point of the essay, which was the exciting climax of Part 3, through the end of Marcuse's argument.

OnlySubs: Blue-checked Psychopathy

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OnlySubs: Blue-checked Psychopathy

Join me as I talk specifically about the verification of unlicensed medical doctors taking to Twitter with their blue checks and how their verification as such is dangerously misleading.

OnlySubs: The Wokish Clique of Very Smart People

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OnlySubs: The Wokish Clique of Very Smart People

In this episode of OnlySubs, my subscribers-only short-form podcast, I dive into the cultural phenomenon of Very Smart People as a kind of clique of intellectuals that is vigorously gatekept.

OnlySubs: Call Them "Neoracists"

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OnlySubs: Call Them “Neoracists”

I want to introduce a new strategy and term to you. It's simple: call Critical Race Theorists and its activists "neoracists."

The Lockpick to the Gates of Western Civilization

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OnlySubs: The Lockpick to the Gates of Western Civilization

We've entered into a strange phase in history where, because of the actions of the Biden administration, we're about to see an unprecedented number of people become aware of the problem of Wokeness, which they couldn't see before, ostensibly because of Trump.

OnlySubs: Woke Psychopathologies in Psychotherapy

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OnlySubs: Woke Psychopathologies in Psychotherapy

Y'all, I got mad. It's not that often that something Woke makes me angry, but I saw an example that just really got me going.

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OnlySubs: Four Roads to Deal with the Woke

In this episode of James Lindsay OnlySubs, my subscriber-only podcast, I try to explain that there are exactly four options available to people in dealing with the Woke.

A Spanish Vaccine for Woke Bullying | OnlySubs Ep. 6

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OnlySubs: A Spanish Vaccine for Woke Bullying

I was recently asked why you don't see the Woke going after the Spanish colonizers of history, who arguably had the most brutal colonial project of all European colonialism.

What Is Critical Race Theory?

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What Is Critical Race Theory?

I’ve been asked a million times for a short introduction to Critical Race Theory that hits the high points in a quick, straightforward way.

Psychopathy and Social Media

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OnlySubs: Psychopathy and Social Media

Since the problem of totalitarianism hinges significantly on mismanaging psychopathy (and its tendency to create self-suited pseudo-realities), totalitarian ideologies can be expected to bloom when a huge new opportunity like social media arrives on the scene.

OnlySubs: The Capitol and the Origins of Freedom

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OnlySubs: The Capitol and the Origins of Freedom

I talk about something I think is worth saying about what happened at the Capitol Building on January 6th at greater length than normal for an OnlySubs episode, running just over the half-hour mark.

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OnlySubs: “Diversity” Is a PR Con

The whole "diversity" industry produces no tangible product, adds nothing to anyone's bottom line, does nothing to get your product to your customers, has no evidence supporting it (and some against it), is expensive, and creates problems in your company.

The Woke Make Biden's "Moderation" Irrelevant

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The Woke Make Biden’s “Moderation” Irrelevant

There is very little to suggest to me that the Biden administration that we have presumably elected to the highest office in the land and as the leadership of the free world for at least the next four years is prepared to safeguard its people on this issue.

OnlySubs: Making 2021 a Happy New Year

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OnlySubs: Making 2021 a Happy New Year

Happy New Year, everybody! Welcome to 2021!

Announcing A New 'Subscribers Only' Podcast with James Lindsay

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Announcing A New ‘Subscribers Only’ Podcast with James Lindsay

Hey y'all. I'm trying something new, just for you. I'm starting this "OnlySubs" series of much more regular miniature podcasts for subscribers only, aiming hopefully to make a few a week for you all, with my gratitude.

Psychopathy and the Origins of Totalitarianism

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Psychopathy and the Origins of Totalitarianism

Pseudo-realities, being false and unreal, will always generate tragedy and evil on a scale that is at least proportional to the reach of their grip on power—which is their chief interest—whether social, cultural, economic, political, or (particularly) a combination of several or all of these.

Maintaining and Expanding the Ban on Critical Race Theory

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Maintaining and Expanding the Ban on Critical Race Theory

It’s virtually certain that a Biden administration will not maintain President Trump’s executive order that was issued in response to using Critical Race Theory in employee training circumstances in federal agencies and contractors.

Is BLM Based on a Conspiracy Theory?

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Is BLM Based On a Conspiracy Theory?

Because it wants to continue taking money directly, Black Lives Matter UK has become an official organization and, in the process, renamed itself “Black Liberation Movement UK.” This obviously allows it to retain its BLM UK branding without changing anything about its politics.

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How Wokeness Undermines The Constitution

Even the Constitution offers us uncomfortably little protection against Woke totalitarianism as the Woke gain cultural hegemony and, as a result, control over ever more levers of power.

Wokeness Threatens the Rule of Law

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Wokeness Threatens the Rule of Law

Here are two important ideas that currently exist in fundamental opposition to one another: “Reasonableness” and “Wokeness.”

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