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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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OnlySubs: The Trap of Negative Rapport

The Trap of Negative Rapport

In this episode of my subscribers-only podcast, James Lindsay OnlySubs, I explore the ideas of positive and negative rapport and discuss the way that Wokeness and Critical Theory seek to undermine the crucial norm that limits access to sharing negative rapport with others.

Five Ugly Truths About Critical Race Theory

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Five Ugly Truths About Critical Race Theory

Critical Race Theory is currently getting a ton of attention on the national and international stage, which is long overdue, but there are also many misconceptions about it.

OnlySubs: Entitlement and the Performative Elite

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OnlySubs: Entitlement and the Performative Elite

In this episode of my subscribers-only podcast, James Lindsay OnlySubs, I take aim at some of the cultural phenomena that arise within the bourgeoisie.

OnlySubs: On Courage and Cowardice

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OnlySubs: On Courage and Cowardice

A simple maxim that I hear again and again is "courage begets courage." It's true. Every single time someone stands up to some injustice, it makes it that much easier for another person, or several, to do the same.

OnlySubs: The Simple Lie of Systemic Racism

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OnlySubs: The Simple Lie of Systemic Racism

I've talked about what Critical Race Theory is a bunch of times and written about it all over the place, but maybe the simplest expression is that Critical Race Theory is the study of some phenomenon it names "systemic racism."

OnlySubs: Responsibility and the Wisdom of Uber

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OnlySubs: Responsibility and the Wisdom of Uber

I recently had a very interesting conversation in the back of an Uber.

OnlySubs: Anticipating Post-Woke Depression

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OnlySubs: Anticipating Post-Woke Depression

Complicity in large-scale evil that causes great damage has consequences.

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A Manifesto for the Based

The based aren’t about to live by ridiculous lies because they’ll be too busy laughing the bottom out from under them.

Neoreaction and Oversteer

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OnlySubs: Neoreaction and Oversteer

In this episode of my subscribers-only podcast, James Lindsay OnlySubs, I discuss why I think this movement, while often insightful about the Woke problem, does not represent an appropriate response to that problem but, instead, an overreaction that very well may flip the car.

Critical Race Theory: A Two-page Overview

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Critical Race Theory: A Two-page Overview

Critical Race Theory proceeds upon a number of dubious assumptions and by means of a variety of questionable methods.

OnlySubs: Equal Access to a Pile of Rubble

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OnlySubs: Equal Access to a Pile of Rubble

In this episode of my subscribers-only podcast, James Lindsay OnlySubs, I walk you through the idea of how the Woke ideology tries to frame creating equalizing outcomes as though it's about equalizing access.

Stop Buying Digital Anxiety

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OnlySubs: Stop Buying Digital Anxiety

In this episode of my subscribers-only podcast, James Lindsay OnlySubs, I offer some simple advice: when you feel the anxiety rising, unplug and go get real.

Understand Simple Things Deeply

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OnlySubs: Understand Simple Things Deeply

In this quick episode of James Lindsay OnlySubs, my subscribers-only podcast, I offer you the advice of learning to think about simple things deeply.

OnlySubs: The Four Parts of Free Speech

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OnlySubs: The Four Parts of Free Speech

In this episode of my subscribers-only podcast, James Lindsay OnlySubs, I touch on Andrew Doyle's book and then dive into a discussion of the four aspects of freedom of speech that are crucial to a robust understanding of the concept (and also how Wokeness rejects all of them).

How Wokeness Narrows Empathy

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OnlySubs: How Wokeness Narrows Empathy

In this episode of James Lindsay OnlySubs, my subscribers-only podcast, I discuss this important and troubling aspect of the Woke ideology. I hope you'll join me and see why I find it so concerning.

OnlySubs: They Want You to Quit. Don't.

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OnlySubs: They Want You to Quit. Don’t.

Join me here for a short discussion of this important point and, as has been said, don't let the bastards grind you down. Don't give them the satisfaction.

The Rise of the Woke Cultural Revolution

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The Rise of the Woke Cultural Revolution

What actually triggered the Woke Cultural Revolution in the West?

OnlySubs: Back to Normal: We Tried the Zoom Experiment

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OnlySubs: Back to Normal: We Tried the Zoom Experiment

Our "new normal" can involve Zoom, but it cannot be Zoom-dependent.

Don't Quit at 19 | OnlySubs Ep. 29

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OnlySubs: Don’t Quit at 19

We have a saying: "If it takes twenty years to get good, most people quit at nineteen." Join me in a short discussion of this idea and what it has to teach us and how it can improve your life.

Dealing With Demoralization

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OnlySubs: Dealing With Demoralization

In this episode of James Lindsay OnlySubs, my subscribers-only podcast, I talk about demoralization and give some ideas of things you can do to resist its exhausting and depressing effects. Join me in not giving up!

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