Political Animals
by Mary ElliotOur current political problems are rooted in the long and messy history of what makes politics, well, politics. Continue Reading »
Liberal Transcendence
by Mark BauerleinIt’s tough to be a Martin Luther King liberal. All his life he has believed that bias ends when we recognize people as unique individuals, not group representatives. He will talk about groups in big terms, the “black vote” and “equal pay for women,” but he knows that equality comes down to . . . . Continue Reading »
The Two Minds of Progressivism
by David AzerradThe contradictions between these two ways of looking at the world, promethean and determinist, are obvious. Either we are autonomous individuals who transcend the accidents of birth or we are members of whatever identity groups we happened to be born into. Depending on the circumstances, the Left will either deny or affirm the primacy of nature. Continue Reading »
Who Are the Campus Custodians?
by Mark BauerleinIn this regime that probes people’s minds for hidden assumptions, for biases concealed even from their holders, the custodians have an impossible task. Continue Reading »
Protest and Survive, But How?
by Carl R. Trueman Only those churches which have a firm and elaborate grasp of the Christian faith are likely to survive in the coming years.
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A Politics of Denunciation
by R. R. RenoPolitical correctness is gelding liberalism, as Jonathan Chait recently observed. A punitive spirit of denunciation haunts pretty much any conversation among liberals. We’ve seen it for a generation in higher education. Continue Reading »
A Fundamental Right to “Personal Recreationism”?
by Wesley J. SmithGender dysphoria (transgenderism)—formerly known as gender identity disorder—was once considered a mental illness. Today, the condition—and how individuals and society react to it—is a prominent civil rights issue, the “T” in LGBT. Continue Reading »
How the Transgender Lobby Is Using a Teen’s Death
by Carl R. TruemanThe reactions to the death of Leelah Alcorn are emblematic of our age and raise many important legal, moral, and cultural questions. Continue Reading »
A Medieval Perspective on Modern Identity Politics
by Carl R. Trueman Current debates about identity might seem unprecedented but they have roots deep in medieval discussions.
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Whose Gender? Which Identity?
by Carl R. Trueman The recent decision by the Minnesota State High School League on transgender participation in sports reveals the incoherence and the rhetorical strategies underlying discussions of gender identity.
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