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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.

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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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On Anti-Racism and American Identity

We stare at the abyss of an even more polarized cultural climate, continuing political stagnation, and one of the most tumultuous election cycles in American history, and many are left wondering what in the world just happened.

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Why Schools Are Teaching Our Kids "Social Justice"

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Why Schools Are Teaching Our Kids “Social Justice”

When it comes to our children's schools, many of us will conclude that it's necessary and important in our modern, progressive world for our children to learn about these sorts of issues.

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Hurtling Toward Totalitarianism: A Call To Action In Defense Of All We Hold Dear

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Hurtling Toward Totalitarianism: A Call To Action In Defense Of All We Hold Dear

You are a soldier in a war being waged right now.

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Mob Social Justice and the Dangerous Precedent of Charging Amy Cooper

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Mob Social Justice and the Dangerous Precedent of Charging Amy Cooper

In May, an incident occurred in New York City’s Central park between a bird-watcher named Christian Cooper and a woman named Amy Cooper (they are unrelated).

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The Contradictions of Critical Theory and Counseling

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The Contradictions of Critical Theory and Counseling

The core of therapy is empowering individuals to make changes in their lives, which often requires a heightened level of personal responsibility.

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The Race-baiters' Checkmate and the Critical Collapse of Education

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The Race-baiters’ Checkmate and the Critical Collapse of Education

We are in the West fast approaching the precipice of a civilizational collapse.

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Critical Race Theory is a Victimization Cult

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Critical Race Theory is a Victimization Cult

It is not a particularly unique observation to notice that the Critical Social Justice movement, particularly the part that embraces Critical Race Theory, bears tremendous resemblance to a secular religion.

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The Diversity Delusion

We're being lied to, and it's been costing us a fortune, both economically and socially.

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A Beginner's Curriculum on Critical Race Theory

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A Beginner’s Curriculum on Critical Race Theory

There is currently a tremendous need to understand a previously obscure branch of academic thought called Critical Race Theory.

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White Silence is NOT Violence

Here’s a pretty simple truth that keeps getting harder to believe: you don’t have to be an activist—not for a cause, not for a party, not for anything.

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Beyond the Infinity Point

James Lindsay joins Agah Bahari on the Neohuman Podcast to discuss Critical Social Justice, Critical Theory, and God and the unknowable.

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Staying Sane in an Age of Narratives

In this episode of the New Discourses Podcast, host James Lindsay discusses living in today's Age of Narratives, of which Critical Social Justice is just one important and ugly part.

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Do Better than Critical Race Theory

Many of you have noticed that more people than ever are presenting the stock Critical Race Theory ideas.

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Chasing the Norm on Near Dark Radio

Join James Lindsay as he sits down with Jon Gower of Near Dark Radio to talk about the controversial French postmodern philosopher Michel Foucault and whether his thought and legacy can be recovered from its clear adaptations and exploitation by the Critical Social Justice movement.

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Deepfake Methodology and the Limits of Critical Theories

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Deepfake Methodology and the Limits of Critical Theories

My purposes here are to highlight this concept of “deepfake methodology” and contextualize in terms of what I have been learning about these lazy critical methods.

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Stealing the Motte: Critical Social Justice and the Principle of Charity

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Stealing the Motte: Critical Social Justice and the Principle of Charity

In this episode of the New Discourses Podcast, your host James Lindsay explores the principle of charity in debate and dialogue in the context of the motte-and-bailey rhetorical strategy.

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