Politeness: The Obfuscation of Disrespect
In the midst of the furore over ‘hate speech’ and ‘hate crime’, we have forgotten the reasons why some ideologies are considered hateful.
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Milkshaking Andy Ngo and The Slippery Slope of Violence
Quillette editor Andy Ngo was assaulted by Antifa while covering a far-right march in Portland on Saturday. Milkshaking opens the door to violence.
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Pronouns are Rohypnol
The following article was removed from publication on Medium. We present it unedited for readers to make up their own minds. There’s a lot of chat around about pronouns right now. Specifically, ‘preferred’ pronouns. By which is usually meant, the pronouns a person would prefer other people to use when they are the subject being […]
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Removal of Jaleh Tavakoli’s Foster Child due to Author’s Political Activism
Jaleh Tavakoli faces continued threats from Danish Social Supervising Authority to take away her foster child due to her social media presence.
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The Terms and Conditions of your Social Contract | Jack van den Berg
With reality mining becoming the livelihood of tech giants, the terms of service and conditions agreement is becoming the digital version of our Social Contract.
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Miranda Yardley, Transsexual, Prosecuted for ‘Transgender Hate Crime’
Miranda Yardley relates the story of what the judge described as 'baseless, politically motivated' prosecution for alleged transphobia.
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Modern Heresy: The ‘Inclusivity’ of ‘Burn TERFs’ Posters
At the time of writing, not one councillor in any of the areas where the ‘Trans Kids Burn TERFS’ posters are displayed have condemned the message.
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Terror Tactics Triumph, Silence Freedom of Speech at Bristol University
Angelos Sofocleous, our friend and editor, has been prevented from debating freedom of speech at Bristol University due to ‘security concerns’. The University of Bristol Free Speech Society had invited our friend and editor Angelos Sofocleous to a panel discussing free speech. The first question they intended to ask was “is there a problem with […]
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Why Variety is a Basic and Necessary Component of a Functional Society
Aaron Gleason presents his case on why the way to escape ridiculous culture warring is a multifaceted society which is characterized by genuine tolerance. I recently came across an older article critiquing the Trumpian Right’s “affirmative action” for conservatives. Much of that article was laudable, and I recommend reading it. But there ιs a fundamental […]
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The Intellectual Dark Web: A Prelude to the Future of Dialogue
It is vital we create cultural conditions in which it is possible to conduct real conversations in the unprecedented context of massive online viewerships. The breakdown of democratic values is, today, lamented most vocally amongst those who trade in moralism and fight devoutly from the trenches of the culture wars. Yet, willingness to do the […]
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