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Podcast: Coronavirus Life: Will Things Be the Same Again?

“Life will never be the same again.” We hear this over and over again with regard to the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic is having on us, even though we’re only weeks into the pandemic.

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Deep Dive Into "Critical Social Justice" & How It Took Over the Humanities

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A Deep Dive Into “Critical Social Justice” & How It Took Over the Humanities

James Lindsay sits down with American Thought Leaders host Jan Jekielek to discuss Critical Social Justice, the Grievance Studies project, and neo-Marxism in education and culture at large.

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The Roots of “Woke” Culture

Woke culture continues to become ever-more relevant to people in all walks of life, and this led to a recent BBC audio-documentary featuring feminist authort Helen Lewis and produced by Craig Templeton Smith, “The Roots of ‘Woke’ Culture.”

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James Lindsay: The Truth About Critical Methods

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James Lindsay: The Truth About Critical Methods

Dr. James Lindsay in his talk, “The Truth About Critical Methods,” makes very clear that Critical Social Justice is not the same thing as social justice.

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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.

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Podcast: James Lindsay Discovers Decolonizing Graphic Design

In February, I discovered an article on Twitter about “decolonizing graphic design,” published in the summer of last year. These sorts of articles are incredibly useful for showing exactly what’s going on in the Critical Social Justice mindset once you know how to read them, and this one doesn’t disappoint.

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Liberal Reflections from the National Archives: Hope, Pride, and Two American Tales

Though I’m no history buff myself, that history was part of why I was so excited to get to take the trip and, while there, to set aside time to take a leisurely tour of the National Archives, which I haven’t had a chance to visit since I was a kid.

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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.

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Language Matters: Why I’m Creating Translations from the Wokish

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Language Matters: Why I’m Creating Translations from the Wokish

The point of language, to the best of my understanding, is to create shared intentions between the communicators involved.

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Naming the Enemy: Critical Social Justice

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Naming the Enemy: Critical Social Justice

Over the last few years, it has become apparent that, for whatever nobility and moral worth lies in the project called “social justice,” something has gone badly wrong with the ideological movement on the far left that repeatedly calls for—or, more accurately, demands—it.

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