Why There Will Not Be A Beige Future By Razib Khan Quillette Narrated podcast

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Let us not confuse the freedom to speak with the freedom to mislead.

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When Good Academics Do Bad Things 26:22

1 day ago26:22

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In a speech at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law, Jonathan Kay shared insights from investigating a controversy at the university's teachers college. The story involves Margaret Munn, a middle-aged educator who faced backlash for questioning the concept of "decolonization" in a course titled "Indigenous Education: Towards a Decolonizing Pedagogy." Munn was reported to the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee and faced potential expulsion for her views. However, a UWO tribunal eventually ruled in her favor, citing violations of free speech. The editor’s investigation highlights the institutional pressures and the complex dynamics of academic environments focused on decolonization and social justice.…

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The Settlers: An Incomplete Portrayal 11:29

2 days ago11:29

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Louis Theroux’s new documentary suggests that he is unfamiliar with the complex history behind the Israeli occupation of The West Bank, and does not understand the political and ideological factors at stake there. By John Aziz.

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The Fight for Academic Freedom in the UK 1:03:05

3 days ago1:03:05

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How the battle for the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act was fought, won, and nearly lost again.

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Disuniting Australia 31:04

6 days ago31:04

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What happens when the values of multiculturalism conflict with homophobic, misogynistic, and deeply anti-democratic strains of Islam?

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'The Language of Soviet Propaganda' by Izabella Tabarovsky 5:51

8 days ago5:51

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Progressive anti-Zionism and the poisonous legacy of Cold War hatred.

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Ghosts of Electricity 15:17

8 days ago15:17

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The magisterial incomprehensibility of Bob Dylan’s ‘Visions of Johanna.’

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Hamas Should Never Be Decriminalised 11:34

21 days ago11:34

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The campaign to remove Hamas from the UK’s list of proscribed organisations is not about defending free speech or political dissent. It is about legitimising jihadist warmongering.

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The Wrongful Exoneration of Adnan Syed Part II: The Legal and Media Circus 1:34:51

21 days ago1:34:51

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Adnan Syed would never have been released had ‘Serial’ not been made. Advocacy journalism must be treated with caution.

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'The Wrongful Exoneration of Adnan Syed Part I: A Straightforward Murder Case' by Andrew Hammel 1:17:02

21 days ago1:17:02

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A serious reexamination of this case must begin by setting out the evidence that led the jury to convict.

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Does TED Still Make Sense? 16:29

22 days ago16:29

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Last week’s TED Talks in Vancouver featured dozens of brilliant speakers. But the earnest belief that big new ideas can save humanity from itself now feels painfully dated.

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Revisiting ‘Wake in Fright’, A Peculiarly Australian Kind of Hell 25:39

23 days ago25:39

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Five decades after its release, Wake in Fright remains a brutally captivating reminder that modernity is just a thin veneer over the darker recesses of the human heart.

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Australia's Population Ponzi Scheme 5:38

24 days ago5:38

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The environmental havoc is justified as needed for the economy, but the evidence does not support this claim.

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Marxism: The Idea That Refuses to Die 21:53

27 days ago21:53

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Its ability to churn out such plausible sounding explanations for historical and social phenomena is part of Marxism’s core appeal. But its grand theoretical framework simply does not hold up.

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Jihadism Is the Problem 13:15

5 weeks ago13:15