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  • Psychologist on the Breakdown of Discourse: ‘I’m a Liberal Professor and My Liberal Students Scare Me’

    Psychologist on the Breakdown of Discourse: ‘I’m a Liberal Professor and My Liberal Students Scare Me’1

    At a recent NYU debate, psychologist Jonathan Haidt was one of several panelist who discussed free speech and the exchange of ideas on campuses, as well as the rise of microaggressions (ideas or statements that might be subtly offensive to some people or groups). Haidt offers several explanations as to how campuses transformed from places

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  • Psychologist Dares to Say That ‘Mothers Are Biologically Necessary for Babies’

    Psychologist Dares to Say That ‘Mothers Are Biologically Necessary for Babies’0

    • November 6, 2017

    The chief characteristic of postmodern secular liberalism is its tendency to openly deny reality. The most recent occasion of opposing the obvious is Psychologist Erica Komisar, whose new book, Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters, has come close to causing fainting spells among the Cultural Authorities. What did Komisar claim

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  • Psychoanalyst: Forget Political Correctness, Kids Need Both Parents

    Psychoanalyst: Forget Political Correctness, Kids Need Both Parents12

    When I was a young college student, trying to feel my way through classes and take assignments seriously, I dutifully weighed in on an online discussion board with a few thoughts on the disadvantages children raised in single parent homes face. Big mistake. I was lambasted with emotional responses, the essence of which can be

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  • Psychoanalyst Author: Mothers Are the Best Early Caregivers of Their Children

    Psychoanalyst Author: Mothers Are the Best Early Caregivers of Their Children0

    What used to be a biological imperative is now a point of contention. Mothers staying close to their babies, nurturing and nourishing them in their early years, was how our species survived and thrived for millennia. Now, an author and psychoanalyst who dares to suggest that mothers should be their child’s primary caregiver, at least

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  • Psychiatrist: Not Everything is a Mental Disease

    Psychiatrist: Not Everything is a Mental Disease0

    Some readers might recognize the name “Theodore Dalrymple.” It’s the pen name of the iconoclastic British psychiatrist Anthony Daniels, who in semi-retirement keeps on writing books. His twenty-third is Admirable Evasions: How Psychology Undermines Morality (2015). An interview he gave soon after the book’s publication sums up his thesis, which is rather unconventional even if,

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  • Pssst…It’s Not Just Students Who Can’t Write …

    Pssst…It’s Not Just Students Who Can’t Write …0

    In the world of professors, higher education, and academia, producing high-quality content is essential. Many academics dutifully follow this prescription and produce thousands of pages every year. There’s only one problem. As has been previously noted at Intellectual Takeout by Daniel Lattier, most of the academic work professors produce goes unread (unless you count the

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