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How Did A Nice Radical Feminist End Up in Center Right Journalism? Libby Emmons Tells Her Story.
Libby Emmons now works mainly as a journalist, writing articles about ideological divides in culture and politics for places like Quilllette, The Fed…
5 years, 3 months ago
Buck Angel Bucks the Trend: An Old-School Transexual on the New Transgender Movement
Buck Angel is an entrepreneur and a speaker and educator about transgender issues, particularly issues related to trans healthcare. Now in his late 5…
5 years, 3 months ago
When The Greatest Story Ever Told Isn't Yours To Tell. Jean Hanff Korelitz on her new novel, The Plot
Jean Hanff Korelitz is the author of many novels, including You Should Have Known, which became the basis for last fall's hit HBO limited series The …
5 years, 4 months ago
Can "Diversity and Inclusion" Training Actually Become Diverse and Inclusive? Chloé Valdary Has A Plan.
You've probably noticed more buzz than usual lately about anti-racism training modules in schools and workplaces. Often referred to as DEI or Diversi…
5 years, 4 months ago
Why Can't Philosophers Talk About Gender? Kathleen Stock On How A Rich Topic Became The Third Rail
For most of her career, University of Sussex Professor of Philosophy Kathleen Stock was known primarily as a scholar on philosophical questions relat…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Racism of Antiracism: A Conversation With John McWhorter
John McWhorter teaches linguistics and music history at Columbia University, is the author of more than 20 books, a contributor to The Atlantic and t…
5 years, 4 months ago
Islamic Fundamentalism Is Feminism's Third Rail. A Conversation With Yasmine Mohammed
Yasmine Mohammad is an author and human rights activist, advocating for the rights of those living under religious extremism. You wouldn't think that…
5 years, 5 months ago
It's Complicated. Writer and podcaster Jesse Singal on Fad Science, Bad Faith and Mad Media
Jesse Singal's new book The Quick Fix: Why Fad Psychology Can't Cure Our Social Ills, challenges many long held assumptions about society and human b…
5 years, 5 months ago
How To Be A Better Person (Than Everyone Else): Joel Stein On The Lost Art Of Elitism
Time Magazine columnist for 20 years, Joel Stein is known for his humorous, irreverent and often deadpan inquiries into American life and social poli…
5 years, 5 months ago
When the Mob Comes for the Professors the Academic Freedom Alliance Comes to the Rescue. A Conversation with Free Speech Scholar Keith Whittington
If you've been following the seemingly endless battles on college campuses over free speech, you may have noticed that professors are a frequent targ…
5 years, 5 months ago