Politics
47 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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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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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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Gender Pay Gap Proves DiscriminationWomen earn substantially less than men due to workplace discrimination rather than career choices and job differences.
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Structural Racism Causes Health InequitiesStructural racism is a fundamental cause of health inequities.
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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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Border Surge Not Key Voter IssueA surge at the border from lax immigration policies would not be an important issue to most voters, and stronger enforcement would alienate Latino and progressive voters.
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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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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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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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America Faces STEM ShortageThe US faces a massive shortage of STEM workers that justifies expanding the H-1B visa program.
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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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Trans Skepticism Causes SuicideSkepticism of transgender ideology drives trans people to suicide and equates to genocide.
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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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Federal Cuts Like Twitter LayoffsDrastic staff reductions in federal agencies succeed the same way as in private companies like Twitter.
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COVID-19 Has Natural OriginSARS-CoV-2 emerged naturally from wildlife and the lab-leak hypothesis is a baseless conspiracy theory.
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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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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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The End of HistoryLiberal democracy is the endpoint of mankind’s ideological evolution and final form of human government.
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Brain Differences Are Caused by Structural RacismRace differences in brain structure serve as a reminder of structural racism's public health effects.
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Biden Not Suffering From Cognitive DeclineConcerns that Joe Biden is experiencing cognitive decline or senility constitute a false narrative spread by misinformation.
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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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Clinton Has 85 Percent Chance of WinningStatistical models from social science accurately predict election outcomes with high probability.
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Lab Studies Predict Real BehaviorControlled lab experiments in social psychology reliably demonstrate effects that occur and matter in the real world.
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Trump Colluded With RussiaDonald Trump colluded with Russia during the 2016 election.
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Multiculturalism Builds Social HarmonyMulticulturalism successfully manages ethnic diversity by fostering harmony through separate communities sharing a national myth.
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Black Doctors Double Black Newborn SurvivalFor high-risk Black newborns, having a Black physician more than doubles the likelihood that the baby will live.
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Primitive Communism Was IdealForaging societies practiced a primitive communism representing humanity's natural species being, which modern communism scales up to eliminate oppression and achieve utopia.
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Undocumented Immigrants Number 11 MillionThere are approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants residing in the United States.
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Classical Standard Errors Accurately Measure UncertaintyClassical standard errors provide reliable measures of uncertainty in regression coefficients because data noise is evenly distributed across observations.