I have written on Political Correctness and the need for civil discourse.
For my next look at the culture wars, I talked to controversial alt-right figure…
First published at Huffington Post, 3 April 2016.
Imagine I call you a Nazi.
That’s great for me, because now I can ignore all of your arguments, and I’ve made it clear to everyone else that they should ignore…
First published in The Huffington Post: 7 April 2016
Cultural appropriation is in the news.
At the end of March, a video went viral which featured a black women haranguing a…
First published in The Huffington Post, 30 March 2016
A version of this was published in the Huffington Post, 2 May 2016
Much online behaviour is terrible. We take things personally, throw insults, shut down debate, never challenge our own ideas, and generally act like idiots. Not you, of course…
PUBLISHED IN THE HUFFINGTON POST, 26 APRIL 2016
Would someone please explain to me how “No Platform” and “Safe Spaces” are Progressive policies?
A year ago I had a piece published in The Huffington Post called “Political Correctness is Bad: Discuss”.
I’ve been meaning to write a followup. I may well. At the moment it would be called “Political…
Published in The Nation, 11 October 2016.
If women don’t want to visit Iran if it means having to cover up, we should support that choice. If the World Chess Federation truly believes in…