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Queer: A New Narrative

Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.—Ludwig Wittgenstein When early twentieth-century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote the above quotation, he was cautioning readers that…

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10 min

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The New Symbolic World Order

Public gestures and symbols have always been important to our shared narratives about nation and citizenship. Controversies over the use of particular symbols often herald or accompany a reordering of…

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9 min

Transcending Racial Divisions: Will You Stand by Me?, by Christine Louis Dit-Sully

Can humanity transcend racial divisions? It might seem like a quixotic venture, given how pervasive race-related thinking still is in society. Not a day goes by without a race-related controversy…

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10 min

Politics

The Free Speech Crisis Runs Deeper Than You Think

The question of whether freedom of speech is under threat has been a point of debate for several years now. Some have argued that the notion of a free speech…

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5 min

Culture & Media

The Rise of OnlyFans: A Sign of Economic Austerity

OnlyFans performer Ariel Anderssen has recently written about the ways in which she is empowered as an adult performer who is an active participant in the sex economy by choice.…

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4 min

The Limits of Lived Experience

The phrase lived experience seems to be part of the new normal of modern identity politics. Activists appeal to lived experiences to make their case against perceived social exclusion and…

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5 min

Politics

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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11 min

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It’s Not Socialism, It’s Clientelism

Socialism has enjoyed something of a renaissance in the US over the past few years, with the rise of populist politicians like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who proudly embrace…

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6 min

Politics

Is There A New Third Way?

When Senator Bernie Sanders recently dropped out of the 2020 presidential race, many wondered how, despite his initial surge in the polls, he was defeated by Joe Biden, a gaffe-prone…

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12 min

Politics

The Left is Having an Identity Crisis

The Left is in crisis. We no longer present a cohesive movement, and we no longer form coherent political parties. We are a fractured and ill-defined mess, our goals are…

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10 min

Politics

Francis Fukuyama’s “Identity”: A Book Review

Francis Fukuyama is one of those authors who are often invoked and far less frequently read. This has to do, at least in part, with the controversy surrounding his first…

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10 min

Politics

Wollstonecraft’s Dilemma: Identity Politics and Feminism

Although the ideology of identity politics remains hegemonic in the academy and in many social institutions, a growing—and arguably necessary—body of critique has been emerging. These critiques have emanated both…

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Irshad Manji’s “Don’t Label Me”: Book Review

It’s hard to know how to respond to the culture wars, which are raging all around us. Of course, we all know how we should respond: by practicing mutual respect,…

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Identity Politics

Queer: A New Narrative

The New Symbolic World Order

Transcending Racial Divisions: Will You Stand by Me?, by Christine Louis Dit-Sully

The Free Speech Crisis Runs Deeper Than You Think

The Rise of OnlyFans: A Sign of Economic Austerity

The Limits of Lived Experience

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

It’s Not Socialism, It’s Clientelism

Is There A New Third Way?

The Left is Having an Identity Crisis

Francis Fukuyama’s “Identity”: A Book Review

Wollstonecraft’s Dilemma: Identity Politics and Feminism

Irshad Manji’s “Don’t Label Me”: Book Review

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