Communications 101 for the Modern Left
By reacting to disagreements with hostility rather than cogent argument, modern leftists not only fail to persuade but actively make enemies.
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March 2018
19 posts
The Algorithm Who Loved Me
One of the most fascinating episodes of House — “The Social Contract” (S05E17) — tells the story of Nick Greenwald, a well-respected editor at a prestigious press who suddenly loses the…
Should You Delete Your Facebook?
Given the recent revelations about Facebook’s facilitation of data mining on behalf of Cambridge Analytica, deleting your Facebook could be a reasonable reaction. You might even consider participating in Quit…
What We’re Reading #6 — March 26th, 2018
Welcome to What We’re Reading, an exclusive fortnightly recap for our supporters at the Affiliate Publisher level and above. This is where we highlight articles, books, and blogs we’ve been reading,…
Minorities Don’t Always Want Your Help Being Heard
This article was originally offered to Huffington Post Living as a transgender woman, I deal with vitriol and love from people from all walks of life. Being transgender is no…
On Copyright Claims and Conceptual Integrity: Hypocrisies of the H&M Graffiti Case
While it certainly seems paradoxical that a corporation would appropriate graffiti, an art form conceptually associated with opposition to corporate interests, for commercial purposes, it is also paradoxical that an artist would seek to use the force of the law to prevent a corporation from appropriating work that he created in the public sphere evidently outside of law’s purview.
A Principled Defense of the University
The modern university is undoubtedly among humanity’s crowning achievements, and, more than many other advances made over the last five centuries, it is in danger. Now, more than any time…
An Appeal to Male Feminists
Dear feminist men: you are promoting sexism against me, and I do not appreciate it.
What’s in the Works #5 — March 19th, 2018
Welcome to What’s in the Works, an exclusive series for our supporters where I list the theses of Areo articles that are in development. It’s short and simple, but I hope it…
Don’t Shoot the Messenger When Confronted with Inconvenient Ideas
We need to focus on evidence and arguments, and on ordinary fairness and compassion to others, even when we disagree.
The Reality of the Rise of an Intolerant and Radical Left on Campus
The darkest part is not the rise of radicalism, but the passive acquiescence of the vast majority of faculty and students.
The Death of a Celebrity
I used to think it was vapid when people mourned the death of a celebrity. These days I’m in a little less hurry to judge.
What We’re Reading #5 — March 12th, 2018
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A Liberal Who Remembers
Lefty friends keep asking me if — or telling me that — I’m a conservative now. But I’m just a liberal who remembers what they’ve forgotten. I remember what it meant to…
The World Made Flat: The Logocentric Left and the Politics of Provocation
1. The Logocentric Left Around the world, in revanchist reaction to the muddle of modernity, far right political movements are rising. In response, the far left provides answers that manage only…
Protagoras on the Google Memo
In a recent piece for Quillette, Bo Winegard talks about what he calls “cosmic egalitarianism,” a thoroughgoing sort of egalitarianism that reacts strongly to arguments that some groups of people…
Why Utopian Communities Fail
Once again we see a resurgence of interest in intentional communities and in Utopian experiments in living communally. Even Time Magazine is advocating such ways of living as a solution…
What’s in the Works #4 — March 5th, 2018
Welcome to What’s in the Works, an exclusive series for our supporters where I list the theses of Areo articles that are in development. It’s short and simple, but I hope it…
