Responding to Capitalism’s Critics

Israel’s failure in the information war

A new era of political liberty and pluralism can't come soon enough.

Americans—and young Americans, in particular—are dating less, coupling less, marrying less, and having fewer children. A new book offers several theories for why.

A handy-dandy field guide to the (Far) Left and the (Far) Right

Mega-billionaires are more dangerous to democracy than the merely rich

Participate in public institutions and support making them pleasant and workable

Critical race theory and the identity left presented themselves as updated anti-racism, but underneath the jargon was a clean break with liberal individualism.

In the future, we’re all heavenbanned.

Democrats will ignore Sarah Longwell’s communication advice at their peril

The movement that funded bednets and cheap housing is now known for saying AI will kill us all. Many of its members, even in AI safety, don’t share that view.

Ignorance and misperceptions are not puzzling. The challenge is to explain why some people see reality accurately.

Why was cooperation beyond kin often fraternal?

A look back at how climate enthusiasts tried to sabotage the careers of inconvenient scientists

The argument over what counts as a “banned” book distracts from a more troubling question: whose perspectives are libraries making available to readers?

It may not be enough for James Talarico to win. But might it also be a sign of a change to come?

For many people raised in Western or Abrahamic frameworks, “spirituality” almost automatically implies a personal God, a cosmic authority…

Public libraries should reflect the reading interests of their communities—not the ideological preferences of the people choosing what goes on the shelves.

Part of being independent entails organizing one’s life around values and propositions that are distinctly non-political.

imperfect reality can’t win in a culture of fantasy

Part One: They continually left to some future legislature the task of paying for what they wanted.

Freedom, Competition, and Common Sense Raised Its Rank

When the pursuit of truth collides with the fear of saying the wrong thing

That generation’s political priorities were formed by an unusual historical moment. It’s over now.

Bo French’s anti South Asian animus looks a lot like modern antisemitism

What everyone is missing about the left’s fastest rising star.

Why we want what we want and do what we do - even when it isn’t good for us

The Jay Shapiro case study

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Worst Take of the Week: An NYT op-ed proposes turning the University of California into a diploma mill

Economic opportunity is the main reason the government, students, and their families invest in higher education. But too few existing schools deliver it.

New content and developments

When identity matters more than credentials

you can’t hide on Tumblr or campus or behind a paywall forever

Too bad they’re going extinct.

Trump Trades Allies for Enemies, Body Positivity Gets Selective, and Democrats Ignore the Warning Signs

Is it possible that Hollywood is dialing down the politics and keeping the drama on the screen?

Dems are quietly becoming more reasonable, and Republicans are revealing their true colors.

I filed the complaint with Letitia James's office, and you can too. The points to cover are at the bottom of this article.

How a Marxist theory of class consciousness became a license to dismiss critics

An update of Pielke et al. 2022 with four more years of emissions data, 2025 IEA outlook, IPCC AR6 database, and the new CMIP7 scenarios

By 2030, there will be only two workers supporting each retiree, compared to 42 in 1946. In other words, a working couple will have to support not only themselves and their family but also someone out...

and if adult academics and activists presenting formal papers at a conference are not fair targets of good-faith criticism, who possibly could be?

Pushing back on socialism requires more than politics as usual.

2,000+ speakers, and no identifiable representatives of conservative or classical liberal intellectual traditions

A Texas Democrat aligns himself with public opinion on transgender issues.

Happy first birthday to Stats and Society!

The library profession is championing a value with two incompatible meanings.