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Twitter Doesn’t Realize that Protecting Hate Speech Promotes Tolerance 0
- Culture
- November 18, 2016
Does freedom to speak in ways that others consider “offensive” or “hateful” threaten minorities or does it protect minorities? Before you answer, please consider one of the means by which abolitionists sought to change public opinion about slavery. In the 1830s abolitionists were using the U.S. mail in their campaign to end slavery. In 1835
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What is the Alt-Right?0
- Philosophy
- November 18, 2016
A lot of ink has been spilt of late tying Donald Trump to the alt-right, a loosely affiliated group of far-right bloggers who champion white power and criticize mainstream conservatism. Some call the alt-right’s members ‘neo-fascists’; others label them “reactionaries”; and the more sophisticated commentators know them as ‘neoreactionaries’ in the army of the “dark
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Are We Living in a ‘Post-Truth’ World?0
- Philosophy
- November 18, 2016
Among all the contentious outcomes of the US Presidential election saga – starting with the election of Donald Trump himself – one uncontroversial good has emerged: the global village has been awakened to the great importance of truth. This was highlighted yesterday when Oxford Dictionaries declared “post-truth” the word of the year. (Or, to tell
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How this Guy Got into Med School By Pretending to be Black 0
- Culture
- November 18, 2016
Even if you can’t remember his name (and who but an Indian could?), you may be familiar with Vijay JoJo Chokal-Ingam’s story as told in his recently self-published Almost Black: The True Story Of How I Got Into Medical School By Pretending To Be Black. The book is a fascinating personal story, but more important
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How Parents and Teachers Unknowingly Sabotage Young People 0
- Economics
- November 18, 2016
In today’s Washington Post, Jeffrey Selingo notes that one of the promises that got Trump elected was his idea of bringing back the good, old-fashioned, hands-on manufacturing jobs. But as Selingo points out, this promise, like many others made on the campaign trail, is easier said than done – for both young and old. As
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Will the Surge of Support for Free Speech on Campus Make a Difference?0
- Education
- November 17, 2016
Last month, PEN America, the U.S. branch of an international organization, published a strong defense of free speech on college campuses. The nearly century-old group stands for the idea that “People everywhere have the freedom to create literature, to convey information and ideas, to express their views, and to make it possible for everyone to
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