New Post. How to use this:
'The vast majority of academics hold those who engage in calls (usually by social media or open letters, i.e., self-appointed morality police mobs) to retract papers for supposed moral transgressions (typically, racism, transphobia, sexism, etc.) in

Newest Post
tinyurl.com/3tpfcwwm
'The best way to protect the ability to publicly dissent is to publicly dissent.'
With guest appearances by Cory Clark's research on academic taboos & Steve McGuire.

Well, I just rejoined SPSP after 2 years of membership lapse, and what is the first thing that I discover? They endorse racial discrimination. Really.
'SPSP has joined over 45 other organizations in signing a statement opposing the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to end the

Newest Post
tinyurl.com/3tpfcwwm
'The best way to protect the ability to publicly dissent is to publicly dissent.'
With guest appearances by Cory Clark's research on academic taboos & Steve McGuire.

Don't just survive the mob, profit from the mob!

How to from the excellent The Dark Fiddling Pirate Jussim

unsafescience.substack.com/p/my-vita-of-d…

Read the whole tweet. The quotes are secular versions of 'I was blind but now I see.'

The New York Times editorial board calls for a culture of open inquiry on campus, and the Washington Post editorial board says that requiring DEI statements stifles independent thought.

Seems like mainstream media is making some good moves.

Jay going IDW-adjacent here...

The retreat from the extreme wokism circa 2017-2022 at both NYTimes & WaPost is a thing to behold.

New Post: Report from the Second Conference of the Society for Open Inquiry in the Behavioral Sciences:
Ideologies aren't as principles as we think, David Pinsof
Who's killing free speech on campus? The Missing Data Depot
Indirect scientific censorship, Luke Conway
Moralization of

It is far less ridiculous than punishing people for opposing DEI, misgendering, criticizing climate crisis rhetoric, criticizing BLM, declaring sex to be biological & more. Nicholas knows this better than most because...Halloween costumes. Every civil libertarian on Earth has

It is far less ridiculous than punishing people for opposing DEI, misgendering, criticizing climate crisis rhetoric, criticizing BLM, declaring sex to be biological & more. Nicholas knows this better than most because...Halloween costumes. Every civil libertarian on Earth has

And now for something completely different: Terrific 30min video on rhetoric. Great usable tips, with examples, how to improve your public speaking, writing & even tweets. Also great for seeing how one can be easily manipulated by bad ideas presented in glorious rhetorical

Is it possible to get some broad prediction more wrong?

From the abstract: 'Younger, more left leaning and female faculty were more opposed to controversial scholarship.'

You forgot Occam's Trumpet: ignoring all possible explanations for inequality other than bias then triumphantly proclaiming bias is pervasive.
From The Orwelexicon.
psychrabble.medium.com/an-orwelexicon…

Exactly right.

New Post:
tinyurl.com/5bxdfv38, including:
Ideologies aren't as Principled as We Think
Who's Killing Free Speech on Campus? David Pinsof
Indirect Scientific Censorship, Luke Conway
Moralization of Covid-19 Health Response, Tania A Reynolds
Chronic Cannabis Use in Everyday

Down the block, you can find the empty storefront that used to be DiAngelo's Bean Sprout Emporium.