How to play intersectionality
I recently read, in quick succession, “Whiteness as Property” published in 1993 by Cheryl L.
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Sex, Sexuality and doing evolutionary reasoning badly
This post by Darwinian Reactionary provides an excellent example of using evolutionary reasoning badly.
Whiteness is not property: deconstructing critical race theory
This is a long post, in part because I do not have time to write a short one. It is a response to a 1993 Harvard Law Review essay by Cheryl L. Harris arguing for the notion of whiteness as property.
Bravado in the absence of order
Areo magazine has published another essay of mine, Bravado in the Absence of Order, which examines why African-American urban communities have such high rates of homicide and other violence. The essay uses medieval history, and contemporary societies other than the US, to illuminate social patterns that are less clear if one just looks at the US in isolation.
Taster: The Earth Below
My novel, The Earth Below, will soon be published (probably by the end of the month).
It’s a Young Adult dystopian novel for older teens, following the adventures of Marri and her friend Felix as they try to survive in their oppressive underground community.
I’ve put up an extract from Chapter 1 on my personal website at the bottom of the page. I’ll do another post when the book is released.
Piety display not virtue signalling
I have an essay in Areo Magazine arguing that piety display is often a more accurate term than virtue signalling for what people are typically referring to. The piece then examines the dynamics of, and the reasons for, political correctness.
Migration complexities and the campaigns against social bargaining
This is based on a comment I made here.
Coming from a country (Australia) with a much higher proportional immigration flow than the US, I find US debates over migration odd.
Marx at 200 Robespierre at 260
This year is the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx (1818-1883).
A misconceived attack on libertarianism
Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay have produced a Manifesto Against the Enemies of Modernity. There is much to agree with in it but at least one part is thoroughly misconceived, which is the attack on libertarianism.