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Chasing the Norm on Near Dark Radio

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.

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.

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.

Postmodernism Versus Critical Social Justice

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Postmodernism Versus Critical Social Justice

James Lindsay and Helen Pluckrose join old-school postmodernist and libertarian thinker Thaddeus Russell on the Unregistered podcast.

The Disneyfication of Critique

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The Disneyfication of Critique

Let’s begin with the image of Andrea Dworkin, Catharine MacKinnon and Judith Butler as Disney princesses.

Critical Theories: A Virus on a Liberal Body Politic

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Critical Theories: A Virus on a Liberal Body Politic

For this “virus,” we need a liberal immune response (critical thinking) that minimizes its influence while keeping the liberal body politic intact and healthy.

A Short Letter to a Misunderstanding Right

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A Short Letter to a Misunderstanding Right

I find it very odd when people keep telling me that “the left” is doing something bad with regard to wokeness and applied postmodernism when so many of the people opposing identity politics, cancel culture, collective blame, language policing, deplatforming, and censorship by the Critical Social Justice faction are, in fact, on the left.

Breaking Down Critical Social Justice Theory in K-12 Education

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Breaking Down Critical Social Justice Theory in K-12 Education

James Lindsay sits down with high school teacher Will Reusch to talk about an issue of far more importance than the attention it is currently getting: the deep encroachment of Critical Social Justice Theory and activism into our primary and secondary education programs.

Critical Theory

This entry in 'Translations from the Wokish' is an explanation of the term "Critical Theory."

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