Episode 51: Against Orthodoxy

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After over a year of (mostly) avoiding controversial topics, Yoel and Mickey dive in to talk about orthodoxy, dissent, and "cancel culture." Does the narrowing of acceptable views make us dumber or does it represent a drawing of new moral boundaries that make us more kind? How does the silencing of dissent lead to self-censoring? Why does it appear like some people are given more permission to dissent than others? Is cancel culture leading to a right-wing backlash? Bonus: Why was the podcast account suspended from Twitter? Links: LINEHOUSE LONDON JW CITRUS APA | Gillingham Brewing Company Juicy Ass IPA | Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery Picnic - Henderson Brewing A Letter on Justice and Open Debate | Harper's Magazine The Princeton Faculty's Anti-Free-Speech Demands - The Atlantic Harper's Letter: Artists and Writers Warn of an 'Intolerant Climate.' - The New York Times Opinion | Do Progressives Have a Free Speech Problem? - The New York Times How Steven Pinker Became a Target Over His Tweets - The New York Times Thread: Since so many claim that cancel culture doesn't exist... / Twitter ‘White Fragility’ Is Everywhere. But Does Antiracism Training Work? - The New York Times Who Opposes Defunding the N.Y.P.D.? These Black Lawmakers - The New York Times On a D.C. street beset by gun violence, calls to fix policing, not defund it - The Washington Post 73% of Americans say race, ethnicity should not factor into college admissions | Pew Research Center Views on America's Growing Racial, Ethnic Diversity | Pew Research Center Large Majorities Dislike Political Correctness - The Atlantic The Ezra Klein Show - Free speech, safety, and ‘the letter’ | Listen via Stitcher for Podcasts Tech Firms Hire 'Red Teams.' Scientists Should, Too | WIRED An Actual Study Asked: Are Women With Endometriosis Hotter? Free speech has not been “canceled” - Vox Americans tune in to ‘cancel culture’ — and don't like what they see - POLITICO Identitarian Deference Continues to Roil Liberalism | by Matt Bruenig | Jul, 2020 | Medium PCgate! Open Lettergate!

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