The Microkindnesses of Larry David
Is Larry David a member of the British royal family? When Harry and Meghan sat down for their now fabled chat with the individual who expressed such interest in their…
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Clear Writing: A Path to Critical Thinking
Which of these statements make you feel more uncomfortable: the poor person struggles to make rent or the economically disadvantaged person struggles to make rent? Hang on to those feelings…
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Cancel Culture and the Alt-Right: Dark Psychological Profiles in Politics
The dark triad is the term used to describe the constellation of three maladaptive and socially undesirable traits: Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy. Machiavellian individuals are cold and cynical, often using…
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Dave Chappelle and Comedy
While accepting the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the legendary Dave Chappelle recently made a firm defence of freedom of speech and the right to offend against what…
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Independent Critical Intellect”: Why Dwight Macdonald Matters Now
Some people may remember Dwight Macdonald as a disillusioned ex-Trotskyist, a wittily irreverent gadfly or an unapologetic defender of high culture. He played all these roles during a career writing…
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Documentary Photography: A Long-Form Art Form Amid the Culture Wars
The intensive use of photographs by mass media lays ever fresh responsibilities upon the photographer. We have to acknowledge the existence of a chasm between the economic needs of our…
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How Language Works and Why Political Correctness Doesn’t
Have you ever wondered how something can mean the opposite of what it actually says? How is it that we don’t hear a literal meaning when we hear terms like…
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Why Political Correctness Is Self-Defeating
We generally think of critiquing political correctness as a conservative talking point. This is a grave mistake. There is much to dislike about haughty individuals telling us what to think,…
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It’s Time to Shame Astronauts
Something out of this world has happened on Twitter, and we, as progressives, can’t let this moment go unnoticed. Former astronaut and mediocre white man Scott Kelly posted a tweet…
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Campus Speech Debate: The Nightmare of the Nineties is Alive
On Tuesday night I was lucky enough to attend a very engaging debate at the Comedy Cellar in New York City. Organized by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and…
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Why Your Friend’s Political Opinions Shouldn’t Make You Mad
Logging into Facebook, I see Corbyn memes jostling for space with videos warning of the Islamization of Europe; petitions in support of transgender rights alongside disdainful cartoons about “SJWs.” I have…
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Hot Take Culture in the Age of Social Media: Emmanuel Macron, Racism, and Civilization
Emmanuel Macron has just become one of the most powerful individuals in the world, at the age of 39 and more or less out of nowhere, and has five or…
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Why We All Love Minorities (and Want to Be One)
Who wants to belong to a minority? Who wants to feel left out or marginalized, merely because you are different from the mainstream, or because you hold unpopular views? Who…
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