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Chris Kavanagh

Chris Kavanagh

Am I a Fideist?

I don’t think so, but Scott Alexander suggested I was in a blog post he wrote in response to some of my critical tweets on how he had…

Feb 17, 2023

Am I a Fideist?

Feb 17, 2023

Chris Kavanagh

The ambitious Mr. Johnson

Boris Johnson' resignation is the latest reminder of his entirely self-serving political career.

Jul 13, 2018

The ambitious Mr. Johnson

Jul 13, 2018

Chris Kavanagh

Some follow up on the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook piece

A follow up article to address some of the comments/criticism I received on my the previous Cambridge Analytica/Facebook piece

Apr 3, 2018

Some follow up on the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook piece

Apr 3, 2018

Chris Kavanagh

Why (almost) everything reported about the Cambridge Analytica Facebook ‘hacking’ controversy is…

A summary of the technical info you need to know in order to properly understand the Cambridge Analytica story.

Mar 26, 2018

Why (almost) everything reported about the Cambridge Analytica Facebook ‘hacking’ controversy is…

Mar 26, 2018

Chris Kavanagh

Agitpod Podcast: The harms of self indulgent Liberalism

How Owen Jones and Ellie Mae O’ Hagan’s Agitpod podcast reinforces the caricature of liberals popular amongst the far/alt-right community.

Jan 4, 2018

Agitpod Podcast: The harms of self indulgent Liberalism

Jan 4, 2018

Chris Kavanagh

The problem with JP Sears

How ‘Spiritual As F**k’ JP Sears promotes pseudoscience and conspiracy theories.

Oct 11, 2017

Oct 11, 2017

Chris Kavanagh

Unfortunately, Milo will be back

This is something of an addendum to my previous post recommending that liberals get used to Milo’s presence as a conservative voice…

Feb 23, 2017

Unfortunately, Milo will be back

Feb 23, 2017

Chris Kavanagh

Milo’s here to stay but liberals shouldn’t care.

The Breitbart ‘journalist’ Milo Yiannopoulos has been in the news a lot recently. Violent protests against a talk he was supposed to give…

Feb 20, 2017

Milo’s here to stay but liberals shouldn’t care.

Feb 20, 2017

Chris Kavanagh

Chris Kavanagh

I’m a ‘cognitive anthropologist’ working for Oxford University but living in Japan. Interested in the psychology of religion, critical thinking and politics.

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