Culture Wars
45 entries in this category
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Benefits of Mass Migration Outweigh CostsImmigration is inherently and reliably economically positive regardless of scale, composition, or management.
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Affirmative Action Causes No Reverse DiscriminationCivil rights protections and affirmative action do not discriminate against white people.
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Gender Care Ethical for Dysphoric KidsGender-affirming medical interventions for children with gender dysphoria satisfy basic standards of medical ethics on risk versus benefit.
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Policing Disparities Prove DiscriminationDisproportionate police searches of Black and Latino drivers indicate intentional racial discrimination unrelated to crime rates.
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Diversity is Our StrengthDiversity, particularly racial diversity achieved by reducing the proportion of white people, is a great strength that fosters creativity, dynamism, and moral progress.
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Anti-Bias Training WorksDiversity, equity, and inclusion trainings effectively reduce bias and discriminatory behavior.
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Race-IQ Inquiry Must Be SilencedOpen discussion and research on race differences in IQ are so dangerous that they justify censorship, institutional bans, or self-imposed ignorance to prevent racism and stereotypes.
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High-profile Hate Crime Allegations are Likely TrueHigh-profile hate crime allegations are presumptively true because systemic racism makes them statistically expected.
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Immigration Compensates for Low Birth RateImmigration is needed to compensate for low birth rates and solve population decline.
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Test-Blind Admissions Promote EquityEliminating standardized testing in college admissions would promote racial equity without harming academic preparation.
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Ending Immigration Restrictions Would Not Cause ChaosReversing Trump-era immigration restrictions would increase border crossings modestly without provoking political crisis.
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Grooming Gangs are a Moral PanicThe Muslim grooming gang panic is a moral panic alleging that Asian men are sexually abusing young White girls in the United Kingdom.
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Implicit Bias Test Predicts DiscriminationThe Implicit Association Test measures unconscious racial bias that causes discriminatory behavior.
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Poverty Drives Urban HomicidesPoverty, inequality, and deprivation are the root causes of high homicide rates.
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Racial Demographic Change Will Not Cause UpheavalRacial and ethnic demographic change in Western nations is inherently manageable and will not produce significant social disruption.
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Post-Apartheid South Africa Safe for WhitesWhite residents and farmers in post-apartheid South Africa would live safely under black majority rule through liberal coexistence.
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Anti-Police Activism Cuts HomicidesReducing police presence through anti-police activism will lower violence and homicide rates in Black communities.
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Black on White Crime Not a Major IssueBlack on White crime in the United States is not a socially important issue.
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White Flight Driven by BigotryWhite residents fled urban neighborhoods due to irrational racist stereotypes about black crime and disorder when blacks moved in during the mid-20th century.
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Transgenderism Reveals True Inner SelfSudden transgender and nonbinary identifications among youth represent authentic innate gender identities finally freed for expression.
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Disinformation Research is ApoliticalAnti-disinformation efforts are an unbiased, politically neutral enterprise concerned with detecting and combatting lies.
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Black-White IQ Gap is 100% EnvironmentalThe Black-White IQ gap is entirely caused by environmental factors like socioeconomic status and education.
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SAT/ACT Scores Are Biased PredictorsStandardized test scores like SAT/ACT are less predictive of college success than high school GPA and exhibit bias against disadvantaged or minority students.
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America Faces STEM ShortageThe US faces a massive shortage of STEM workers that justifies expanding the H-1B visa program.
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Microaggressions Cause Mental Health HarmMicroaggressions cause harm and have negative impacts on health and mental health, as inferred from correlations in nonexperimental studies.
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Social Media Safe for AdolescentsSocial media is a reasonably safe consumer product for children and adolescents even when used heavily.
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Airport Profiling is Racial DiscriminationAirport security must avoid profiling Arab or Middle Eastern-looking travelers to prevent racial discrimination and disparate impact.
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Grit is More Important than IQGrit is more important than IQ when you're trying to become successful.
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Trans Skepticism Causes SuicideSkepticism of transgender ideology drives trans people to suicide and equates to genocide.
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Racial Statistics Unnecessary When Reporting on CrimeEffective reporting on crime does not require public acknowledgment of racial disparities in crime rates.
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DEI Drives Business SuccessDEI initiatives improve corporate performance, attract talent, and pose no significant legal or reputational risks.
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Blacks Receive Harsher SentencesBlack and Latino defendants receive harsher sentences than Whites or Asians for most crimes.
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Honest Race Discussion Bad StrategyOpenly discussing race differences in intelligence and outcomes repels allies, alienates voters, and weakens efforts against progressivism.
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Race is Entirely a Social ConstructRace is a social construct with no genetic basis, and there are no socially important differences between human ancestry groups.
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Gender is a Social ConstructGender is a social construct distinct from biological sex.
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No Racial Differences in Athletic AbilityRacial gaps in athletic performance such as West African dominance in sprinting and East African dominance in distance running stem from culture, stereotypes, or environment rather than genetics.
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Great-Because-Girl Stories Succeed CommerciallyInjecting 'great-because-girl' tropes and 'bad-because-boy' dynamics into male-centric franchises will maintain or expand audience appeal and box office success.
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System 1 Thinking Causes Irrational ViolenceHuman errors, biases, and violence stem from fast System 1 thinking that can be corrected by deliberate System 2 reflection.
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Partisan Activism Safe for Academic OrganizationsAcademic organizations like the AAUP can engage in uncritical partisan politics using the cover of academic freedom without inviting harmful external interventions.
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Wrong Side of HistoryTraditionalist views are on the wrong side of history and destined for moral condemnation by future generations.
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History is Class StruggleSocial dynamics dominated by conflict, as all history is class struggles.
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Mass Graves Found at Residential SchoolsGround-penetrating radar discovered mass graves of hundreds of Indigenous children at former residential school sites.
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Israel Serves US Strategic InterestsUnwavering US support for Israel advances American national security and interests in the Middle East.
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Stereotype Threat Impairs PerformanceReminding people of negative group stereotypes subtly causes them to underperform on relevant tasks like math.
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Trump Colluded With RussiaDonald Trump colluded with Russia during the 2016 election.