Julian Adorney
1984’s New Introduction Is a Missed Opportunity
1984 is back in the news. Orwell’s estate recently authorized a 75th anniversary edition of the timeless classic, with a new introduction by literature professor Dolen Perkins-Valdez. Perkins-Valdez’ introduction spends […]
What’s Driving Bipartisan Cancel Culture (And How Do We Get Out)?
Cancel culture, it seems, is alive and well on the right. A Bruce Springsteen cover band called No Surrender was slated to play at Riv’s Toms River Hub on May […]
John Milton, Eric Weinstein, and the Battle for the Marketplace of Ideas
Investor and podcaster Eric Weinstein recently argued that free speech is overrated. While supporting the idea of the First Amendment, he said that free speech alone was insufficient to combat […]
Free Speech Is Essential to Our Human Dignity
Proponents of laws banning so-called hate speech often couch their arguments in terms of dignity: that is, they claim that banning hate speech is essential for protecting the dignity of […]
Affirm or Lose Custody? Colorado’s Chilling New Bill
The Colorado state legislature is considering a bill that would radically chill parents’ speech. Dubbed the “Kelly Loving Act,” the bill, if signed into law, would empower judges to consider […]
‘The Value of Others’ Isn’t Especially Valuable
Psychotherapist Orion Taraban, host of the enormously popular PyschHacks YouTube channel, has a new book out. In The Value of Others: Understanding the Economic Model of Relationships to Get (and […]
Two Reasons Mahmoud Khalil’s Arrest Threatens American Values
On Saturday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents showed up to arrest Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbian graduate student who was accused of showing support for Hamas. On one level, the […]
‘The 5 Types of Wealth’ Offers a Countercultural Vision of the Good Life
I’m a philosophically liberal Christian, which means that my views on economics can sometimes feel anachronistic. I love capitalism, but I don’t like consumerism. I think everyone should have the […]
The Larry Summers Shout-Down Response Shows the Free Speech Tide Is Turning
Last week, climate activists took the stage to interrupt a lecture by economist Larry Summers at Stanford Law School. The activists, who reportedly are members of Climate Defiance and apparently […]
‘Hate Speech’ Bans Become a Weapon of the Powerful
The desire to ban hate speech is often framed as simply about being nice. In a recent segment on Germany’s laws against “hate speech,” 60 Minutes host Sharyn Alfonsi explained […]
