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Will Donald Trump be good or bad for academic freedom? #2

1 month ago | thecritic.co.uk | James Orr |Helen Pluckrose

Will censorship end or just change sides? James OrrI’m going to restrict myself in the time available to ten quick reasons as to why Trump is going to be positive for academic freedom, not just in the United States, but all across the West. The first nine points are really just sort of dull policy points. It’s the tenth point that dwarfs the first nine, and although it’s got nothing to do with public policy it constitutes the primary basis for my optimism.
The Rise of the Woke Right

1 month ago | beiner.substack.com | Alexander Beiner |Helen Pluckrose

I’m on my way to Australia for a tour hosted by Small Giants Academy! We’re kicking off with a preview screening of the upcoming Kainos documentary ‘Crossroads’ and a talk at the Byron Bay Theatre on Saturday 22nd of March - get your tickets here. Having been ‘woke critical’ since 2016, in recent years I’ve felt increasingly vindicated as mainstream culture has pushed back against the institutionalisation of social justice theory.
Podcast #270: ‘The Politics of the Academy Have Been Defeated’

2 months ago | quillette.com | Helen Pluckrose |Matt Johnson |Gerald M. Steinberg |Aaron Sarin

Jonathan Kay: [00:00:00] Welcome to the Quillette Podcast, hosted on alternate weeks by me, Jonathan Kay, and by Iona Italia. Quillette is where free thought lives. We are an independent, grassroots platform for heterodox ideas and fearless commentary. You are about to hear a free preview of this week’s episode. To hear the full episode, and to get access to all our podcasts and articles, visit us at Quillette.com and click the Subscribe button.
What Kind of Human Should I Be?

Jan 9, 2025 | hpluckrose.com | Helen Pluckrose

(Audio version here)On X, the Christian writer, Jide Ehizele, wrote, Folks are so tired of the hypocrisy around equality & diversity that in their clamp down against virtue signalling - they're prepared to rip the virtue part as well. To abide by "all humans are of equal inherent worth" is a good thing. Don't throw it away because of distortions.
A worthy but deeply flawed attack on woke

Dec 15, 2024 | thecritic.co.uk | Helen Pluckrose

This article is taken from the December-January 2025 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Right now we’re offering five issues for just £10. I have been looking forward to We have Never Been Woke, having used some of the data Musa al-Gharbi had gathered for it in my last book.
Homophobia in the Gender Critical Movement?

Nov 1, 2024 | hpluckrose.com | Helen Pluckrose

The recent surge of virulent homophobia among a subset of individuals identifying themselves as gender critical feminists has been the subject of much consternation and argumentation on X in recent weeks. It’s really not at all ambiguous. The Overflowings of a Liberal Brain is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Relaunching The Overflowings of a Liberal Brain.

Sep 20, 2024 | hpluckrose.com | Helen Pluckrose

“Has Liberalism failed? Or are we, as a society, failing to be liberal?”Liberalism is the underlying philosophical framework of liberal democracies and, consequently, the defining feature of Western Civilisation. If you hold the following values, you are, in the most fundamental sense, liberal.
Why Do You Need to Talk About Sexuality At All?

Sep 8, 2024 | hpluckrose.com | Helen Pluckrose

“I don’t understand why [sexual] orientation needs so much attention,” These words were said by a woman on Twitter in a response to Armin Navabi posting about a panel we will both be taking part in on liberalism in practice.
Atheism Did Not Cause Wokeism

Aug 20, 2024 | realityslaststand.com | Helen Pluckrose

This article may contain affiliate links. Reality’s Last Stand is a reader-supported publication. Please consider becoming a paying subscriber or making a one-time or recurring donation to show your support. Helen Pluckrose is a political and cultural writer and commentator who highlights and opposes ideological capture in vital institutions.
The truth about woke

Jun 16, 2024 | spiked-online.com | Helen Pluckrose

Share Topics Feminism Free Speech Identity Politics Long-reads Most will already have some idea of the problem commonly referred to as ‘wokeism’ or ‘cancel culture’. Because these terms are so slippery, it can be very hard to define them in a universally accepted way and therefore to criticise them.