Matt Walsh on Dr. Phil hinted at it, but it needs to be specifically articulated. — Why should we be concerned with the gender debate? Because gender is not some throw-away word or concept. It is fundamental to our understanding of humanity, and its elimination as a category would have devastating effects on our psychic development and ability to communicate with each other. I watched an…

Reification of Diluted Identities — I’m trying to imagine what it was like growing up in the middle of the twentieth century. Especially being black in that time period. It must have been exciting and scary. Full of the anxiety that comes with the unknown. “Will things get better? Or will there be a backlash…

How did a tiny tribe of desert nomads become so important to history? — Of all the tribes of people, why is it that a group of pastoral tribal nomads, who were minorities then and minorities now, seem to have such an enduring presence in our world? Because ideas and the details matter. …

Mapping Out Our Journey Toward Universal Human Equality — This is the first part of a series where I explore different aspects, events, and ingredients necessary for the concept of universal human equality. Not being the normal expectation throughout the majority of human history, I wanted to understand where the concept came from and how it has come…

Politician and lawyer Stacey Abrams recently claimed that “There is no such thing as a heartbeat at six weeks,” and the dominoes have started to fall. …

Tackling Jordan Peterson’s Reading List — In this series I discuss the books on Jordan Peterson’s Great Book List in no particular order. My hope is to help those interested understand what they’re getting into and choose which books they decide to take on. This book is a collection of lectures delivered by Carl Jung and…

My attempt to understand and articulate the dangers of totalitarianism today, as outlined by Mattias Desmet in The Psychology of Totalitarianism. — We often look at the violent regimes of our past about who their leaders were. Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and Mussolini often come to mind as the causes behind the atrocities of the 20th Century. But there was something unique to those regimes. Something that leads us to need a…

This is how the opposite of truth becomes well known fact. — Actress Olivia Wilde recently discussed the origins of the villain in her new movie, and revealed that the villain is based on Dr. Jordan B. Peterson. …

Little lies lead to big lies — I was asked to fill out a survey at work this week. The content of it isn’t essential here. Significant here was the demographics portion. Specifically, when I was asked about my sex. After going through the entire survey, it asked a few demographic questions at the end, finishing with…