If you are skeptical about transgender ideology but put off by the cruelty of Trump’s rhetoric, my chapter “Defining Sex/Gender: Beyond Trans Ideology” may be helpful. Read it for free at robertwjensen.org/books/its-deba…

Given the recent flood of arguments for expanding the human population, I thought I would repost this book excerpt, “Population: The fear of limiting people and our things.” populationbalance.org/publications/p…

This World Nature #Conservation Day, we’re pleased to share one of our recent titles! AN INCONVENIENT APOCALYPSE by Wes Jackson and Robert Jensen confronts harsh ecological realities and the multiple cascading crises facing our world today. #Environment bit.ly/3S1zRQw

We can support a robust conception of free speech without relying on jargon and platitudes. “There Is No Such Thing as Free-Speech Absolutism.” 3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2…

Ecologist Bill Rees provides a concise counter to the unhelpful hype that renewable energy can power modern societies. “What energy transition?” reeswilliame.substack.com/p/what-energy-…

'Fifteen years ago when I wrote “pornography is what the end of the world looks like,” I meant that in pornography we can see what a world without empathy looks like, and societies devoid of empathy couldn’t continue indefinitely.' - Robert Jensen juliebindel.substack.com/p/why-are-men-…

“The patriarchal reduction of a woman to the status of an object that can be used sexually by men is, and always will be, at odds with women’s claim to the dignity that comes with fully human status.” - Robert Jensen, The End of Patriarchy Robert Jensen spinifexpress.com.au/shop/p/9781742…

My book with Wes Jackson, An Inconvenient Apocalypse, undpress.nd.edu/9780268203665/… is 40% off from the publisher. Use the code at undpress.nd.edu/apsa-virtual-e…

Darrell Jackson, one of the wonderful prison writers I work with, describes his college experience in prison. “Thinking Beyond the Bars” is at the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. jbhe.com/2025/09/thinki… Empowerment Avenue Emily Nonko Deborah Zalesne Darrell K. Jackson

I speculate on what the MAGA reaction to my teaching would be if I were still in the classroom in “The Freedom to Teach about Freedom” on Heterodoxy in the Stacks. hxlibraries.substack.com/p/the-freedom-…

“the worst teaching is simplistic teaching. Trying to understand a complex topic in philosophy can’t be done through platitudes. Grappling with the complex history of the United States takes more than political slogans.” blueearbooks.substack.com/p/the-freedom-…

A transgender lesson plan by Robert Jensen countercurrents.org/2025/10/a-tran… I retired from the University of Texas at Austin journalism school eight years ago, but I can’t stop thinking like a teacher. So when I read the Texas Tech University chancellor’s memo instructing employees to

My latest attempt to summarize the trans debate in plain language: “Teaching the Transgender Debate: Journalism, Academic Freedom, and Responsible Reporting” in the LA Progressive. laprogressive.com/lgbtq/teaching…

Trump’s new “peace plan” reminded me of “Occupation Blues,” 2003 review of Tanya Reinhart’s _Israel/Palestine How to End the War of 1948_: “the maximalist dream never died, and the plans for more land, and more war, went forward.” robertwjensen.org/articles/occup…

“Who’s to blame? Political action, personal accountability, and human nature” is online at Dissident Voice. dissidentvoice.org/2025/10/whos-t… The ideas come from my last two books and the forthcoming _This I Don’t Believe._

“The only human future I can imagine is ‘fewer and less’: fewer people consuming less energy and stuff. To deal with the temptations of dense energy, we need to agree to limits.” from my essay “Who’s to blame?” dissidentvoice.org/2025/10/whos-t…

My plea for humility in politics: “The moral high ground is a dangerous place to stand, even when it’s warranted.” dissidentvoice.org/2025/10/whos-t…

If we are to create just and sustainable societies, we must contend with geographic and biological determinism, which is a way of saying we must be clear about how we got here and face harsh realities about what lies ahead, says Robert Jensen. commondreams.org/opinion/who-to…

Who’s to Blame? Political Action, Personal Sccountability, and Human Nature  f.mtr.cool/uadxivrjjt We are more likely to advance human dignity and ecological sustainability if we focus less on “Why are those people so bad?” a Robert Jensen #ecology

“We are more likely to advance human dignity and ecological sustainability if we focus less on ‘why are those people so bad?’ and more on ‘what forces shaped this outcome?’” from “Who’s to Blame? Political Action, Personal Accountability, and Human Nature” commondreams.org/opinion/who-to…