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Intersectionality in India: Caste-Based Identity Politics

A system of hereditary and hierarchical caste-based stratification still governs political, social and economic life in India, over seventy years after Independence. According to a 2018 study, the Dalits, the…

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When “The News” Was New

The American news media has spent the past four years in a state of highly public soul-searching about its much vaunted role in maintaining a democratic society. Recent editorial conflicts…

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The Trouble with India’s Transgender Persons Laws

While many governments’ have come forward with new laws which (seemingly) ensure the emancipation of various gender groups, some laws have proven to be more detrimental than beneficial. In this article, we critically analyse and discuss some of the problems with one such legislation which was passed in India – the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act of 2019 .

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What Yoram Hazony Gets Wrong About Cancel Culture

The open letter in Harper’s Magazine on the dangers of ideological conformity and the suppression of speech, signed by more than 150 leading writers and intellectuals, has been explosively controversial.…

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We Can’t Just Oppose Racism: We Must Transcend Race

What does it mean for a racially designated person to no longer accept that designation? I didn’t fully realise the significance of being coded as black until I was thirteen.…

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8 min

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Is Biden’s Climate Change Plan a Step in the Right Direction?

Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has recently unveiled his approach to climate change: his “plan for a Clean Energy Revolution and Environmental Justice.” The plan calls for $2 trillion…

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5 min

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Racism: Results From a National US Study

July 31, 2020
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David Frederick and Debbie Nguyen and Tiffany Chu

An Asian American woman has reported that, after she coughed while waiting in line, a man behind her told her, “Watch it, chink.” A Chinese American doctor reports being followed…

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Self-Cancel Culture and the Threat of Moderate Wokeness

Liberalism’s defenders usually describe illiberalism as comprised of two distinct threats: the authoritarian right and the culturally totalitarian left. However, this framing misrepresents the situation. The dangers posed by the…

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Possible Conversations

Letter is a public platform for one-on-one letter exchanges. We have recently completed an Impossible Conversations competition, in which the judges—Heather Heying, Russ Roberts, John Wood jr. and our own…

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Educating Students to Debate Complex Topics

Given that so many students are now studying STEM subjects, our children might appear well placed to debate complex, interdisciplinary issues that require knowledge of science. However, STEM education has…

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10 min

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The Pivotal Irony of American Racism

Is the problem of American racism structural or personal? Is racism a significant problem in the United States? Are the problems of the black community in particular a reflection of…

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Why Do Anti-Racists Give China a Free Pass?

Since the appalling killing of George Floyd in late May and the nationwide protests that followed, a growing number of Americans have been calling for a national reckoning on race.…

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Uncovering the Non-Obvious: The Case for Restorative Police Reform

We desperately need organizational reform of the US police force: an institution that has turned a blind eye to misconduct for decades. The public will no longer tolerate the police…

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Intersectionality in India: Caste-Based Identity Politics

When “The News” Was New

The Trouble with India’s Transgender Persons Laws

What Yoram Hazony Gets Wrong About Cancel Culture

We Can’t Just Oppose Racism: We Must Transcend Race

Is Biden’s Climate Change Plan a Step in the Right Direction?

The Impact of COVID-19 on Racism: Results From a National US Study

Self-Cancel Culture and the Threat of Moderate Wokeness

Possible Conversations

Educating Students to Debate Complex Topics

The Pivotal Irony of American Racism

Why Do Anti-Racists Give China a Free Pass?

Uncovering the Non-Obvious: The Case for Restorative Police Reform

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