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From Sex To Gender: The Modern Dismissal of BiologyThe assertion that human sex differences are socially constructed is part of a broad anti-science movement that has enveloped academia and distorted our basic understanding of science. Sex is not a simple matter of socialization and male and female are fundamental distinctions deeply rooted in biology. This is an article about how we went from sex to gender and how the push for a sexless society is a dangerous and utopian vision that cuts us off from our evolutionary history.

Pay Attention, Class - The American ConservativeParental income is our best predictor of children's outcomes.

It's Class, Not Race - AreoIt ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. — Mark Twain In 2018, Raj Chetty and his…View Post

How Sex Became Gender - The American ConservativeThe modern denial of biology undermines an essential part of the human story.

How statistical illiteracy warps our view of reality and perverts public policyBasing your beliefs on emotions is not only a poor guide to the truth, it can actually invert reality.

Affirmative Action for the Poor - The American ConservativeThe schools that are most likely to preach about racial diversity have the fewest poor students.

Kin, Tribes, and the Dark Side of IdentitySydney. London. Toronto.

Why Is Funny? How America Lost Its Sense of HumorSydney. London. Toronto.

Integration involves a trade-off between fertility and status for World War II evacuees

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Unmasking the DEI Paradox - Minding The CampusStrategic Ambiguity, the Motte-and-Bailey Fallacy, and the Allure of Simplistic Morality Who doesn’t support being more tolerant and culturally sensitive? What kind of a monster thinks that Black Lives Don’t matter? Just be kind. Our academic morass starts with some banal platitude, with which almost everyone agrees, but ends with a far more controversial claim, […]

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Scientific American, September 28, 2012 Postscript: Human Hubris Darwinian Giant Robert Trivers Riffs on Toddler Tantrums, Homophobic Denial, and Other LiesDownload Citation | Scientific American, September 28, 2012 Postscript: Human Hubris Darwinian Giant Robert Trivers Riffs on Toddler Tantrums, Homophobic Denial, and Other Lies | We were disappointed to read Adam Gottlieb's criticism of the nascent field of evolutionary psychology ("The hubris of evolutionary psychology,"... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

Integration involves a trade-off between fertility and status for World War II evacuees

Unmasking the DEI Paradox - Minding The CampusStrategic Ambiguity, the Motte-and-Bailey Fallacy, and the Allure of Simplistic Morality Who doesn’t support being more tolerant and culturally sensitive? What kind of a monster thinks that Black Lives Don’t matter? Just be kind. Our academic morass starts with some banal platitude, with which almost everyone agrees, but ends with a far more controversial claim, […]

The ‘Single Greatest Hindrance’ to LearningYoung people (plus parents and educators) reflect on the potential hazards of smartphones for children.

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