The Essence of Critical Theory
Critical theory is a tool for delegitimizing a real thing for not being some kind of sociopolitical ideal thing that cannot even exist.
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Foundations of a Free Society
Even societies which apply enormous amounts of force claim to be the true champions of freedom even though others see them as authoritarian.
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The Basics of Cultural Marxism
Host James Lindsay offers a thorough overview of Marxism; Cultural Marxism; Critical Marxism; and Woke Marxism, connecting each to the challenges of modernity.
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Open Letter Regarding Equity Propaganda Presented at North Carolina Board of Education Working Session
On August 30th, the NC State Board of Education had a working session. Included in the working session agenda was a presentation on an equity framework from the California-based National Equity Project (NEP).
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Repressive Tolerance: Left Good, Right Bad, What Could Go Wrong?
In this third part of James Lindsay's lecture series on Herbert Marcuse's "Repressive Tolerance," we see how the essay takes a particularly dark turn.
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One Pill, Two Pill, Red Pill, Blue Pill: Herbert Marcuse and the Administered Society
In this second part of his annotated reading of Marcuse's "Repressive Tolerance," James Lindsay reads and explains the portion of the essay where Marcuse defines the "administered society" that he claims we live in.
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How Not to Resolve the Paradox of Tolerance
The logic of the left today is overwhelmingly rooted in a single essay published in 1965 by the neo-Marxist philosopher Herbert Marcuse.
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Agora Politics: A Virality of Discourse
Join James Lindsay as he sits down on the Agora Politics podcast to discuss these issues and why he created New Discourses to help people better understand them.
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