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Lessons from the Tragedy in Minneapolis
Pseudoscience, medical lies, and apocalyptic messaging around transgender identity provide a script for justifying violence.
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Colin Wright
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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?
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Colin Wright
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The Medical Tales That Shape Our Distress
Two modern myths—“chemical imbalance” and “gender identity”—have justified harmful treatments built on poor evidence.
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Carrie Clark
4
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.
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Dr. Eithan Haim
16
Yes, DEI Policies Discriminate Against White and Asian People
DEI programs are doing what civil rights law was meant to prevent.
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Colin Wright
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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.
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Colin Wright
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America’s Quiet March Toward Political Extremism
Our republic will be stronger if we choose to bury the hatchet instead of burning the bridge.
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Julian Adorney
16
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.
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Colin Wright
6
Cornell Quietly Violated My Civil Rights. Now I'm Taking Legal Action.
Cornell rigged a faculty search to select a candidate based on race, in direct violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
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Colin Wright
21
The Mirror Test for a Divided America
Our nation won’t heal until we admit our own side’s failures.
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Julian Adorney
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Keep Men Out of Women’s Sports—And Women Out of Men’s
Nebraska’s Stand With Women Act protects female sports but fails to recognize the need for male-only categories.
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James L. Nuzzo
7
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.
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Colin Wright
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Why Trump Was Right to Defund the Trevor Project
The organization has peddled harmful pseudoscience to vulnerable kids.
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Colin Wright
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Brad Polumbo
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‘Froggy Girl’—One Therapist’s Answer to the Gender Book Industry
Too many books teach kids they were born wrong; mine teaches them to love the body they’re in.
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Pamela Garfield-Jaeger
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I Pretended To Be ‘Nonbinary’ To Expose a Medical Scandal at Kaiser Permanente
 • Beth Bourne
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When Asked ‘What Are Your Pronouns,’ Don’t Answer
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Sex Is Not a Spectrum
 • Colin Wright
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Imane Khelif Launches Hyper-Feminizing PR Campaign as a Distraction
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Fact vs Fiction: Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif Is Male and Should Not Be Allowed To Fight Women
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Science

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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.
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Colin Wright
6
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.
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Colin Wright
13
The Long-Term Harms Are No Longer Theoretical
A new review uncovers serious health risks linked to estrogen “therapy” in males.
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Colin Wright
83
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.
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James L. Nuzzo
21
Blocking Puberty Doesn’t Block Biology
A flawed assumption about puberty is reshaping sports policy and putting children at risk.
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Colin Wright
13
‘Biology’ Is Not Binary, But ‘Sex’ Is
A new open letter signed by over 350 academics and clinicians criticizes the British government for acknowledging the reality of biological sex.
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Colin Wright
32
The Zombie Study Behind the ‘1% Regret’ Myth for ‘Gender-Affirming’ Surgery
A critical look at the paper behind one of gender medicine’s most repeated false statistics.
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Colin Wright
13
The Queering of Physical Therapy Education
Activists are reshaping physical therapy into a field that prioritizes queer ideology over science and patient care.
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James L. Nuzzo
16

Religion

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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.
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Julian Adorney
13
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.
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Julian Adorney
17
‘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…
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Colin Wright
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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.
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Helen Pluckrose
144
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…
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Kushal
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Republicans Support Indoctrination in Public Schools After All
Republicans are hypocritically supporting the mandatory display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
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Brad Polumbo
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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.
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Elizabeth Weiss
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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…
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Helen Pluckrose
58

Free Speech

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Harvard, Trump, and the Battle Over Bias
Demanding viewpoint affirmative action is not the correct response to Harvard’s longstanding political bias.
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Colin Wright
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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.
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Colin Wright
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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.
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Eva Kurilova
47
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.
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Jerry Coyne
109
The Women Who Wouldn’t Shut Up
A review of Susan Dalgety and Lucy Hunter Blackburn’s ‘The Women Who Wouldn’t Wheesht’
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Ben Appel
8
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.
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Julian Adorney
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Mark Johnson
15
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.
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Julian Adorney
13
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…
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Helen Pluckrose
58
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