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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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Identity Politics Does Not Continue the Work of the Civil Rights Movements

Identity Politics Does Not Continue the Work of the Civil Rights Movements

It is nearly beyond dispute that the Civil Rights Movement, second-wave liberal feminism, and Gay Pride were liberal projects, both in the broad philosophical sense and in the narrower meaning that arises within contemporary politics.

A Principled Defense of the University

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A Principled Defense of the University

Despite some broken fields, the university is one of humanity's crowning achievements and it must not fall to the reactionary right.

A Manifesto Against the Enemies of Modernity

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A Manifesto Against the Enemies of Modernity

Supporters of Modernity, whatever their political orientation, should unite against the anti-modernists.

Teaching to Transgress: Rage and Entitlement at Evergreen College

January 20, 2020
Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay and Mike Nayna

What happened just under two years ago at Evergreen State College needs to be seen to be believed. It also needs to be made sense of because, without an understanding…

The Influence of Anti-Racist Scholarship-Activism on Evergreen College

The Influence of Anti-Racist Scholarship-Activism on Evergreen College

This belief system worked its way into Evergreen State College and destroyed all that it once stood for.

The Guru Appeal of Jordan Peterson in Our Post-Everything World

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The Guru Appeal of Jordan Peterson in Our Post-Everything World

Jordan Peterson’s star appeal isn’t curious at all to anyone who understands the inner mechanics of religious movements.

Should Universities Teach Conspiracy Theories as Knowledge?

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Should Universities Teach Conspiracy Theories as Knowledge?

Should there be university departments and courses, and should there be researchers and academic journals, devoted to conspiracy theories?

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Are Academics Cowards? The Grip of Grievance Studies and the Sunk Costs of Academic Pursuit

There is much that should be said about the ways in which the dominant Social Justice ideology has negative impacts upon the university, free expression, academic freedom and, especially, the sciences.

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Check Your Progressive Privilege: John Rawls vs Moral Relativism

In 1971, liberal political philosopher John Rawls proposed in his influential book 'A Theory of Justice' what is perhaps the most famous and compelling progressive thought experiment ever considered.

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