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They Know They’re Lying
The headlines are not sloppy; they are carefully worded to obscure the truth.
 • Colin Wright
How Many Girls on Testosterone Is Too Many?
A new Oregon study shows that pediatric gender transitions aren’t as rare as advocates of the “affirming” model assured us.
 • Colin Wright
Britain’s Study of Puberty Blockers Will Mostly Be a Pointless Waste
The study’s leaders have announced it will proceed after all. But absent a planned 2nd phase to study cross-sex hormones, the trial is likely to amount…
 • Benjamin Ryan
UNC Trustees Were Right to Block Hiring of Activist Scholar
Kiran Asher’s rejected appointment shows that trustees can—and should—intervene when universities confuse political activism with scholarship.
 • Colin Wright
Why Do Men Masturbate?
And why do they sometimes watch pornography when they do?
 • Joseph Burgo, Ph.D.

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No Court Can Make a Man a Woman
The court did not create Australia’s absurd gender identity law, but it showed exactly why it must be changed.
 • Colin Wright
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Science Isn’t ‘Self-Correcting.’ So We’re Taking Action.
Watch now | Publication should mark the beginning of academic scrutiny, not the end of it.
 • Colin Wright
How a Flawed Meta-Analysis Misled the Public on Transgender Athletes
A deeply flawed meta-analysis on transgender fitness reveals a troubling breakdown in the British Journal of Sports Medicine’s peer-review process.
 • James L. Nuzzo
The Left’s Long Game in the War on Reality
How the proliferation of sex pseudoscience in academia is driving real-world legal outcomes.
 • Colin Wright
At New College of Florida, Gender Studies Quietly Continues
Activist ideology masquerading as scholarship persists, giving the school’s board the opportunity to act.
 • Colin Wright
The War on Biology Is Far From Over
Activists are flooding the zone with pseudoscience on sex because too much of their politics now depends on it.
 • Colin Wright
One Reality, Two Sexes, and Endless Debates: A Conversation with Colin Wright
Evolutionary biologist Colin Wright discusses the science of biological sex and why a simple biological fact has become one of the most contentious…
 • Colin Wright
Is Islam Compatible With Western Values?
The problem is not prejudice, but the predictable clash of rival value systems.
 • Jowan Mahmod
Nothing in the Biology of the Sexes Makes Sense Except in the Light of Gametes: A Response to Mahr
A researcher attempted to debunk my paper on the biology of sex using “feminist epistemology.” I responded.
 • Colin Wright
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Science

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Why Do Men Masturbate?
And why do they sometimes watch pornography when they do?
 • Joseph Burgo, Ph.D.
4:17
Science Isn’t ‘Self-Correcting.’ So We’re Taking Action.
Watch now | Publication should mark the beginning of academic scrutiny, not the end of it.
 • Colin Wright
How a Flawed Meta-Analysis Misled the Public on Transgender Athletes
A deeply flawed meta-analysis on transgender fitness reveals a troubling breakdown in the British Journal of Sports Medicine’s peer-review process.
 • James L. Nuzzo
The Left’s Long Game in the War on Reality
How the proliferation of sex pseudoscience in academia is driving real-world legal outcomes.
 • Colin Wright
The War on Biology Is Far From Over
Activists are flooding the zone with pseudoscience on sex because too much of their politics now depends on it.
 • Colin Wright
One Reality, Two Sexes, and Endless Debates: A Conversation with Colin Wright
Evolutionary biologist Colin Wright discusses the science of biological sex and why a simple biological fact has become one of the most contentious…
 • Colin Wright
Nothing in the Biology of the Sexes Makes Sense Except in the Light of Gametes: A Response to Mahr
A researcher attempted to debunk my paper on the biology of sex using “feminist epistemology.” I responded.
 • Colin Wright
The Woke Capture of Developmental Psychopathology
A warning about what happens when a field stops prioritizing truth.
 • Colin Wright

Religion

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One Reality, Two Sexes, and Endless Debates: A Conversation with Colin Wright
Evolutionary biologist Colin Wright discusses the science of biological sex and why a simple biological fact has become one of the most contentious…
 • Colin Wright
Is Islam Compatible With Western Values?
The problem is not prejudice, but the predictable clash of rival value systems.
 • Jowan Mahmod
Why Migration Activates Identity
Difference, not similarity, strengthens group identity.
 • Jowan Mahmod
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.
 • 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.
 • 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…
 • 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.
 • 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…
 • Kushal

Free Speech

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Elon Musk Was Right About the ADL
A new study finds that the ADL’s DEI-style messaging provokes hostility instead of reducing antisemitism.
 • Colin Wright
Harvard, Trump, and the Battle Over Bias
Demanding viewpoint affirmative action is not the correct response to Harvard’s longstanding political bias.
 • 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.
 • 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.
 • 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.
 • 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’
 • 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.
 • 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.
 • Julian Adorney
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