Tag Archives: Identity Politics

Lost Generation Philosopher Looks Critically at Critical Race Theory

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Steven Yates

Critical race theory: exposure of American racism and its history? the latest form of academic Marxism?… or a major distraction from the real problems we face? Continue reading →

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The West’s Ongoing Collapse at the Hands of Identity Politics and Neoliberal Ideology: 2019 Update

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Steven Yates

The free fall of contemporary academia into speech & thought totalitarianism continued … & likely to progress further given the unwillingness of those with resources to use them to oppose this ongoing juggernaut. Continue reading →

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“Philosophy in Three & a Half Years”

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Steven Yates

Seen by accident, “ganked” off Colin McGinn’s blog this morning, this comment caught my eye. Writing back in April 2017 under the title “Philosophy in Five Years” he predicted: I think the field will be a complete shambles. It’s already … Continue reading →

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A New American Philosophical Association Organization?

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Steven Yates

This past week, philosophy’s top blogger Brian Leiter posted a poll on a quite interesting topic: Would you leave the [American Philosophical Association] and join a new dues-charging professional philosophy association that does much of what the APA does, but without … Continue reading →

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Identity Politics Has Nearly Destroyed the Humanities; Now It Is Threatening the Hard Sciences

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Steven Yates

This article by Heather MacDonald is a must-read! If you thought you could escape identity politics by going into the sciences, or possibly even into engineering, think again. The article’s opening paragraphs spell out clearly what is happening in scientific … Continue reading →

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Why Marx Now? Part 1

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Steven Yates

Recent years have seen a surge of renewed interest in Karl Marx’s political-economic thought. For those not living in a cave somewhere, this has been hard to miss. This interest is not coming primarily from the “cultural Marxists” of academic … Continue reading →

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Truth-Teller’s Dilemma, Part 3

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Steven Yates

“Truth-Teller’s Dilemma” concluded: if you care about the truth or those trying to tell it, support them (us)! Continue reading →

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Truth-Teller’s Dilemma, Part 2

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Steven Yates

Truth-Teller’s Dilemma, Part 2, continued from Part 1: what reason is there for believing mainstream (corporate) institutions care about the truth? Continue reading →

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A Look Behind the Cultural Marxism Controversy: A Sort of Introduction

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Steven Yates

[Author’s note: this developed in response to an exchange of opinions on a Facebook forum, during which it became clear to me that any fruitful advance of the discussion called for something more detailed than could be attempted in a … Continue reading →

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Does a Technology-Driven Civilization Need Liberal Arts Learning?

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Steven Yates

To say higher education in the U.S. is in poor shape may be the understatement of the century. Whether it is due to outrageous and still-rising tuition payments now made by undergraduates and students in professional programs who will graduate … Continue reading →

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