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Why Compassion is Important in the Defense of Objectivity Those who trample on others’ feelings risk falling into a subjective rabbit hole Why Compassion is Important in the Defense of Free Speech Some often overlooked but important arguments The Trans Discourse is Missing Compassion Too many people want their views to prevail at the expense of real lives How Compassion can Help End the Division Over Trans Issues Both sides need to stop fighting and start again from a place of compassion Why Tribalism is Freedom’s Worst Enemy It leads to an endless spiral towards irrational authoritarianism Why Freedom Needs Practical Progressives and Moderate Conservatives This combination allows practical reform without ideological obsession Building the Non-Woke Progressive Tradition There needs to be an alternative to the woke vs anti-woke extremism

Cancel Culture and Free Speech: Applying the RIDE Method A systematic assessment of competing claims   Reactionary Culture Warriors Are Not Friends of Free Speech Nor should they be called conservative at all   Why Compassion is Important in the Defense of Free Speech Some often overlooked but important arguments   Moral Libertarianism is the Solution to End the Culture Wars We need an extension of classical liberal principles to stop the new religious wars   Culture War Kills Independent Thinking And without independent thinking, we will never get to the truth