The war over free expression isn’t over, but the cancel consensus is starting to flop as the facade of viewpoint diversity in elite institutions begins to fade. Steven Pinker, the mild-mannered Harvard linguist, is the latest target of the online leftist mob. Known for advancing evolutionary psychology, the computational theory of mind, and more recently, …
Harvard professor of psychology Steven Pinker tweeted last week: “Belief in an afterlife is a malignant delusion, since it devalues actual lives and discourages action that would make them longer, safer, and happier. Exhibit A: What’s really behind Republicans wanting a swift reopening? Evangelicals.” Before responding to Pinker’s remarkably ignorant tweet, I want to praise …
The war over free expression isn’t over, but the cancel consensus is starting to flop as the facade of viewpoint diversity in elite institutions begins to fade. Steven Pinker, the mild-mannered Harvard linguist, is the latest target of the online leftist mob. Known for advancing evolutionary psychology, the computational theory of mind, and more recently, …
