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Sociology Journals Are Normalizing the Sexualization of Children

A new peer-reviewed paper argues childhood innocence is a “colonial fiction” and urges us to see children as sexual beings.

Sep 24 • Colin Wright

Recent posts

Agustín Fuentes’ Book ‘Sex is a Spectrum’ Fails to Refute the Binary

Fuentes’ confused arguments against the sex binary ironically end up confirming it.

Sep 2 • Tomas Bogardus

Lessons from the Tragedy in Minneapolis

Pseudoscience, medical lies, and apocalyptic messaging around transgender identity provide a script for justifying violence.

Aug 30 • Colin Wright

This Bizarre Story Refutes Gender Ideology's Central Dogma

If gender identity is innate and fixed from toddlerhood, how did cancer meds turn this 67-year-old man into a nonbinary grandmother named Leela?

Aug 27 • Colin Wright

The Medical Tales That Shape Our Distress

Two modern myths—“chemical imbalance” and “gender identity”—have justified harmful treatments built on poor evidence.

Aug 26 • Carrie Clark

Autonomy Does Not Trump Evidence: A Response to Dr. Gordon Guyatt

Dr. Guyatt’s deference to patient autonomy in the absence of evidence betrays the principles of evidence-based medicine he pioneered.

Aug 21 • Dr. Eithan Haim

Yes, DEI Policies Discriminate Against White and Asian People

DEI programs are doing what civil rights law was meant to prevent.

Aug 20 • Colin Wright

Men Shaking Pom-Poms Isn’t the Hill to Die On

Letting a few guys on the pom-pom squad isn’t a threat to womanhood, and it might be part of the solution.

Aug 14 • Colin Wright

America’s Quiet March Toward Political Extremism

Our republic will be stronger if we choose to bury the hatchet instead of burning the bridge.

Aug 11 • Julian Adorney

Why World Athletics Is Right to Use the SRY Gene Test

The scientist who discovered the SRY gene denounced its use in sports sex testing. Here’s why he’s wrong.

Aug 6 • Colin Wright

Science

The Dangerous Push to ‘Decolonize’ and ‘Indigenize’ Nursing

Patients will pay the price when evidence-based nursing practices are replaced with mystical rituals.

Sep 23 • Colin Wright

How Activists Weaponize America’s Science Illiteracy

The sex binary is not oversimplified ‘high school biology,’ it’s the foundation upon which all higher-level biology rests.

Sep 4 • Gregory Brown

Agustín Fuentes’ Book ‘Sex is a Spectrum’ Fails to Refute the Binary

Fuentes’ confused arguments against the sex binary ironically end up confirming it.

Sep 2 • Tomas Bogardus

Why World Athletics Is Right to Use the SRY Gene Test

The scientist who discovered the SRY gene denounced its use in sports sex testing. Here’s why he’s wrong.

Aug 6 • Colin Wright

This Data Flips the Transgender Bullying Narrative on Its Head

A massive study finds that trans-identifying teens, especially those who identify as ‘nonbinary,’ are more likely to bully others than be bullied.

Jul 24 • Colin Wright

The Long-Term Harms Are No Longer Theoretical

A new review uncovers serious health risks linked to estrogen “therapy” in males.

Jun 26 • Colin Wright

Woke Academics Are Rigging Research Methods To Support Their Ideology

Starting with the conclusion and working backward to support it betrays both science and its subjects.

Jun 23 • James L. Nuzzo

Blocking Puberty Doesn’t Block Biology

A flawed assumption about puberty is reshaping sports policy and putting children at risk.

Jun 17 • Colin Wright

Religion

Escaping the Dissident Right’s Resentment Trap

How the politics of resentment traps young men—and how both secular wisdom and Christianity can offer a pathway out.

May 21 • Julian Adorney

Why Christians Must Reject the Woke Right’s Answer to Racism

White identity politics is not the antidote to DEI—and is incompatible with the teachings of Christ.

May 8 • Julian Adorney

‘Christ Is King’ Is the Woke Right’s ‘Black Lives Matter’

What was once a phrase of religious affirmation has now become a tool for extremist groups seeking to advance exclusionary and, increasingly, openly…

Mar 17 • Colin Wright

Atheism Did Not Cause Wokeism

If the decline of religion really did bring about wokeism, the last place we would expect it to arise is the United States.

Aug 20, 2024 • Helen Pluckrose

Neo-Atheism’s Victory Was a Loss for Atheism

By dismissing religion’s positive aspects and creating a societal void, neo-atheism has inadvertently paved the way for activists to find meaning in…

Aug 19, 2024 • Kushal

Republicans Support Indoctrination in Public Schools After All

Republicans are hypocritically supporting the mandatory display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.

Jun 25, 2024 • Brad Polumbo

The Navajo Nation’s Spiritual Battle for the Moon

It’s time for the US government to stop its unconstitutional preference for Native American religion.

Jan 20, 2024 • Elizabeth Weiss

Destroying a Satanic Display Goes Against America’s Founding Principles

Liberal, secular democracies cannot afford to accommodate extremists’ notions of heresy or blasphemy if they want to remain liberal, secular…

Jan 4, 2024 • Helen Pluckrose

Free Speech

Harvard, Trump, and the Battle Over Bias

Demanding viewpoint affirmative action is not the correct response to Harvard’s longstanding political bias.

Apr 16 • Colin Wright

In Colorado, ‘Misgendering’ Your Kid Could Lose You Custody

A new bill would make not using a child’s preferred name or pronouns a factor in custody battles.

Apr 9 • Colin Wright

I Hate Gender Ideology but I Don’t Hate Trans People

I don’t believe we can win this fight by demonizing an entire group of people. Nor do I want to win it that way.

Jan 21 • Eva Kurilova

Biology Is Not Bigotry

The redefinition of a term with a long biological history can be seen only as an attempt to force ideology onto nature.

Dec 30, 2024 • Jerry Coyne

The Women Who Wouldn’t Shut Up

A review of Susan Dalgety and Lucy Hunter Blackburn’s ‘The Women Who Wouldn’t Wheesht’

Nov 19, 2024 • Ben Appel

Why Is the Liberal Order Eroding (And What Can We Do About It)?

If we’re going to preserve the freedoms we cherish, we must find the courage to stand up for our ideals.

Jun 10, 2024 • Julian Adorney and Mark Johnson

What Is Cancel Culture? (Part 3 of 3)

Cancel culture can sometimes look like a social justice movement, but far more often it’s the opposite.

May 4, 2024 • Julian Adorney

Destroying a Satanic Display Goes Against America’s Founding Principles

Liberal, secular democracies cannot afford to accommodate extremists’ notions of heresy or blasphemy if they want to remain liberal, secular…

Jan 4, 2024 • Helen Pluckrose

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