"This idea of intellectual debate and rigor as the pinnacle of intellectualism comes from a world in which white men dominated," says one of the cancellation's defenders.
Steven Earnest thought the most trivial of incidents did not merit the university's concern.
When employees tried their hand at a shakedown, CEO Ted Sarandos buckled a bit under the pressure.
No one is safe from Chappelle's jokes—but also, everyone is safe from Chappelle's jokes.
"If you want to fight the impulse that we human beings have to feel better than others," says Chloé Valdary, "it's a bad idea to make people so insecure."
Bright Sheng survived the Cultural Revolution. Or so he thought.
Emma Sarley's employer might come to regret instantly firing her.
The unexpectedly acrimonious search for a new host is undermining Alex Trebek's legacy.
The man was actually calling for Dinger, the team's mascot.
The most subversive thing about the movie is that the director was allowed to make it at all.
Forget Robin DiAngelo and White Fragility. Theory of Enchantment uses popular culture to make workplaces more inclusive and welcoming.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
The comedian and podcaster talks about running for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination and his beef with Reason.
The popular podcaster and comedian on the future of the Libertarian Party, his vaccine hesitancy, and fighting the culture war
The Irreversible Damage author talks about getting deplatformed from Target and her support for gender-reassignment interventions.
Advertisers found that appeasing an illiberal mob wasn’t a safe choice after all.
The rent-seekers' rebellion has achieved little beyond dispelling the Marxist notion of class struggle.
"I chose to be that guy who didn't issue the apology," says Daniel Elder. "Things went from there and it wasn't good."
The creator of ultra-woke poet Titania McGrath makes the case against cancel culture.
A generation of activists has imbued words and sounds with superstition.
The creator of Titania McGrath on cancel culture, government overreach, and younger generations' willingness to censor
Plus: DOJ ditches bid to unmask Devin Nunes parody account, a fight for food truck freedom in Florida, and more...
The Columbia linguist discusses his new book Nine Nasty Words and dismisses the ideological excesses of the 'anti-racism' movement.
The drive to punish dissenters from various orthodoxies is itself illiberal.
Remember when Republicans believed private businesses had a right to exercise free speech?
The chaos at Lake Washington Institute of Technology is by no means an isolated occurrence.
The journalist and free-speech activist says identity politics are destroying the media, higher education, and Hollywood.
The leader of the mob follows the victim to the gallows.
The Singapore-born journalist and free-speech activist says identity politics are destroying the media, higher ed, and Hollywood.
When Amazon won't sell your book, you can head to Barnes & Noble. When government cancels your expression, there's nowhere left to go.
Politicians on the right and the left are coming for your free speech.
On the largest spending bill in U.S. history and the one year anniversary of life under coronavirus.
Banishing him from library shelves is a slippery slope.
The cultural views of elite white liberals are not popular with many minorities.
President Biden did not mention the famed author in his Read Across America Day speech.
Plus: Neera Tanden under siege, drama at CPAC, and more...
These demands obviously violate the First Amendment.
Plus: Another journalist fired after disagreeing with woke orthodoxy, U.S. COVID death toll passes 500,000 mark, and more...
It's the result of our overly politicized culture where many people like to shame and destroy their enemies, but it is undermining the benefits of free and open dialogue.
After a backlash, the host of the ABC dating show said he would step aside.
"They were just doing their jobs."
If over-the-top statements likening one's political opponents to Nazis are grounds for firing, Hollywood is in trouble.
The tweet was neither anti-Semitic nor "fake news."
The anthropologist and brand consultant explains why we need fewer blanket accusations of racism and more mutual respect and compassion.
The Niskanen Center fired a senior staffer for tweeting an offensive joke about Mike Pence, and hypocrisies abound.
Instead of coming for campus speakers, they came for the symbolic heart of democratic self-governance.
Second-guessing other people's parenting decisions has become a national pastime.
