Jul 9, 2022Did Jordan Peterson purposely get suspended from Twitter to generate publicity?On June 22 Jordan Peterson tweeted “Remember when pride was a sin? And Ellen Page just had her breasts removed by a criminal physician.” Twitter suspended him a week later, advising him that he could get back on Twitter simply by removing the tweet. He then proceeded to make a…Jordan Peterson10 min readJordan Peterson10 min read
Sep 24, 2021Reacting to Rob Henderson’s Evidence-Free Luxury Beliefs ConceptRob Henderson is a PhD candidate at Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Yale University. He’s made a name for himself for conceiving and propagating the idea of “luxury beliefs”, which he first wrote about in the New York Post in 2019. …15 min read15 min read
Aug 8, 2021The Policy Insights Gained by Understanding Social DilemmasUnderstanding mental models is like a shortcut to becoming smarter about understanding the world. One of these is social dilemmas, which provide significant insight into politics and policy. About a decade ago, I listened to a number of university lecture series and I was struck by how often the concept…6 min read6 min read
Nov 15, 2020My Epic Exchange with MRA Thought Leader Karen Straughan — A RetrospectiveAfter my epic exchange with MRA queen Karen Straughan in a YouTube comment section, I contemplated it. It’s not every day that I encounter someone who thinks very differently to how I do, and expresses those divergent thoughts at some length. So what do I think of Karen Straughan’s views…Karen Straughan7 min readKaren Straughan7 min read
Nov 13, 2020My Epic YouTube Exchange with MRA Thought Leader Karen StraughanI’m always intrigued by people who are clearly intelligent but seem to use their intelligence in service of some point of view I wholeheartedly disagree with. I wouldn’t quite categorize Karen Straughan this way, at least not with regard to her critique of feminism (I agree with some of it)…Karen Straughan22 min readKaren Straughan22 min read
Nov 12, 2020The Basic Reason Why I Don’t Buy Trump’s Voter Fraud NarrativeMany people have poor bullshit detectors. It’s one of the key reasons why America’s democracy appears so fragile. If people can’t tell fact from fiction, they can’t be informed enough to make wise decisions about who should represent them democratically. This is why critical thinking should be a core aspect…Trump4 min readTrump4 min read
Nov 11, 2020Evaluating the pro-Trump Claims Made by MRA Karen StraughanKaren Straughan is a leading voice in the MRA (“Men’s Right Activism”) world. In fact, some may view her as the leading voice in the movement, although she doesn’t appear as active on social media as she once was. She is a unique thinker, in that she might be the…Karen Straughan8 min readKaren Straughan8 min read
Nov 9, 2020Against Jessica Valenti’s Advice to be a Sore WinnerJessica Valenti today writes “It’s OK to be a Sore Winner”, in reference to celebrating Joe Biden defeating Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. …Jessica Valenti3 min readJessica Valenti3 min read
Nov 9, 2020Joe Biden has Beaten Donald Trump. It’s Over… or is it?Yesterday, four days after polls closed, various press outlets called the 2020 US presidential election in favour of Joe Biden. Democrat supporters took to the streets to celebrate. Donald Trump has yet to concede, but that’s just sour grapes. It’s clear now: Joe Biden will be the next president of…Trump5 min readTrump5 min read
