The invention of ISLAMOPHOBIA & the importance of FREE SPEECH - Raheel Raza Gravitahn 2017-02-21 | Watch the full interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=lX2LtfOc5IQ========================Raheel Raza is a Canadian muslim reformer. She is President of The Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow (http://muslimsfacingtomorrow.com) and author of the book "Their Jihad-- Not My Jihad!: A Muslim Canadian Woman Speaks Out".She is also a founding member of the Muslim Reform Movement, based in Washington D.C. Here's an article by one of their members: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/428571/muslim-reform-movement-fighting-islamismTheir YouTube channel:youtube.com/channel/UCyAHH2VR_HO47tAft6CM7HA
Jordan Peterson on creative productivity and the One Percent Gravitahn 2017-04-21 | Jordan Peterson explains how creative production of all kinds is governed by Price's Law, and how it relates to "The One Percent".Excerpted from his 2017 Personality course. Watch the full lecture at his channel: youtube.com/watch?v=TJQuHWwGxzwDerek de Solla Price:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_J._de_Solla_Price============================Jordan Peterson info:Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3019121Twitter: twitter.com/jordanbpetersonFacebook: facebook.com/drjordanpetersonYouTube channel: youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos
How Canadian charter of rights got it BACKWARDS - Jordan Peterson Gravitahn 2017-04-20 | Jordan Peterson argues that the Canadian Charter of Rights, in granting specific enumerated rights, is the opposite of English common law tradition.Excerpted from his talk at Ryerson University earlier this year: youtube.com/watch?v=8ABa4RdNPxU============================Jordan Peterson info:Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3019121Twitter: twitter.com/jordanbpetersonFacebook: facebook.com/drjordanpetersonYouTube channel: youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos
Funny & illuminating story about Temper Tantrums - Jordan Peterson Gravitahn 2017-04-19 | Jordan Peterson shares funny & illuminating insights on temper tantrums, and how to properly socialize young children.Excerpted from his 2017 Maps of Meaning course: youtube.com/watch?v=EN2lyN7rM4E
Camille Paglia trashes the Gloria Steinem Wing of feminism Gravitahn 2017-04-18 | Camille Paglia's opposition to what she sees as a vindictive, elitist, victimhood brand of feminism exemplified by Gloria Steinem.Excerpted from the late night talk show "Later with Bob Costas" (Sept 21, 1992). Full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=sIomA2MQNI4
Denial & obfuscation about islam fuels growing distrust - Douglas Murray Gravitahn 2017-04-17 | In answer to the question of how much attention to give to terrorists, Douglas Murray talks common sense about the right kind of attention, and argues that denial & obfuscation about islamic terrorism only breed more distrust of both media and government.The other panelists were Simon Jenkins (former Times editor and Guardian columnist) and Fawaz Gerges (an expert on ISIS and Al-Qaeda). The moderator was Clarissa Ward.Excerpted from the Intelligence Squared event: "Don't give them what they want: Terrorists should be starved of the oxygen of publicity"February 22, 2017 at The Royal InstitutionWatch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=aKTyWXVvp_0
Camille Paglia is asked about Jordan Peterson & the gender pronoun controversy Gravitahn 2017-04-12 | Camille Paglia is asked to give her thoughts on Jordan Peterson and the nonbinary gender pronoun controversy. She doesn't hold back.Excerpted from her talk at the Brooklyn Public Library discussing her latest book: "Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism".March 16, 2017Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=O-9SrfYKGow
Stop BLAMING Men! Camille Paglia argues womens malaise caused by societal changes, not men Gravitahn 2017-04-12 | Camille Paglia observes that too many women blame men for their own malaise or unhappiness, and argues that the root cause is the large scale changes in society, the loss of community and extended family, and the growing isolation that results.Excerpted from her talk at the Seattle Public Library discussing her latest book: "Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism".March 20, 2017Watch the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=qS1my8S0Q8Q
Jordan Peterson on Free Market: Youre rewarded for what you PRODUCE, not what you DESERVE Gravitahn 2017-04-09 | Jordan Peterson argues for the free market and that the worth of your offering is based on the value others place on it, rather than what you feel you deserve based on intrinsic reasons of identity.Excerpted from his talk to Generation ScrewedCalgary, Alberta (March 25, 2017)Watch the full video "The equity authoritarians MUST BE STOPPED. NOW!":youtube.com/watch?v=V7HPbjsYYGg============================Jordan Peterson info:Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3019121Twitter: twitter.com/jordanbpetersonFacebook: facebook.com/drjordanpetersonYouTube channel: youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos
Jordan Peterson on why equality of outcome is an IMPOSSIBLE goal & TERRIBLE idea Gravitahn 2017-04-09 | Jordan Peterson argues that since group identities can be infinitely fractionated, equality of outcome is an unattainable goal and will only cause problems.Excerpted from his talk at Ryerson University earlier this year: youtube.com/watch?v=8ABa4RdNPxU============================Jordan Peterson info:Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3019121Twitter: twitter.com/jordanbpetersonFacebook: facebook.com/drjordanpetersonYouTube channel: youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos
Gad Saad on Free Speech & Self Censorship Gravitahn 2017-04-08 | Gad Saad highlights the issue of self-censorship by reading letters from students & parents who are terrified of speaking up against oppressive political correctness.Excerpted from his talk at the Manning Conference (Feb 23-25, 2017).The full video is available at both Gad Saad's & Jordan Peterson's channels. The audio is considerably louder on Peterson's channel.Gad Saad channel: youtube.com/watch?v=nrNSxAT7zNUJordan Peterson channel: youtube.com/watch?v=HzZ9h7bM6QE============================Gad Saad info:Patreon: patreon.com/GadSaadPayPal: paypal.me/GadSaadFacebook: facebook.com/Dr.Gad.SaadTwitter: twitter.com/GadSaad (@GadSaad)University Website: concordia.ca/jmsb/faculty/gad-saad.html
Jordan Petersons rousing call for people to SPEAK UP because silence is WORSE Gravitahn 2017-04-07 | Jordan Peterson argues there's a price to pay both for speaking up and remaining silent, and that remaining silent is far worse. Excerpted from his talk at the Manning Conference, Feb 23-25, 2017:youtube.com/watch?v=HzZ9h7bM6QE============================Jordan Peterson info:Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3019121Twitter: twitter.com/jordanbpetersonFacebook: facebook.com/drjordanpetersonYouTube channel: youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos
Douglas Murrays PERFECT response to more people killed by lightning argument Gravitahn 2017-04-06 | Douglas Murray's perfect response to the "lightning kills more people than terrorism" argument.Excerpted from an Intelligence Squared event: "Don't give them what they want: Terrorists should be starved of the oxygen of publicity"February 22, 2017 at The Royal InstitutionWatch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=aKTyWXVvp_0Subscribe to www.youtube.com/gravitahn
Epic RANT on Gender Equality - Jordan Peterson on why there are so few women at the top Gravitahn 2017-04-05 | Jordan Peterson on gender equality, the different choices men & women make, and the reasons so few women are in positions of power. Most people get the "equity" or "gender parity" part precisely backwards, asking why there are so few women at the top, when in fact the real question is why are there any people at all crazy enough to accept the burdens of being in those top positions.Excerpted from his talk at Ryerson University earlier this year: youtube.com/watch?v=8ABa4RdNPxUCheck out these related videos:Helena Cronin's clear & concise explanation of sex differences & the greater trait variability of men: youtu.be/sJZjqnF6gagWarren Farrell's detailed analysis of the "Gender Wage Gap" and the real reason men make more money: youtu.be/sl0JcZfFGQwSteven Pinker's thorough analysis of the biology of sex differences: youtu.be/n691pLhQBkw============================Jordan Peterson info:Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3019121Twitter: twitter.com/jordanbpetersonFacebook: facebook.com/drjordanpetersonYouTube channel: youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos
Jordan Peterson ponders Feminist Glaciology Gravitahn 2017-04-05 | Jordan Peterson ponders Post-Modernism & "Feminist Glaciology". Do you really need more of a description than that?Excerpted from his talk at Ryerson University earlier this year: youtube.com/watch?v=8ABa4RdNPxU============================Jordan Peterson info:Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3019121Twitter: twitter.com/jordanbpetersonFacebook: facebook.com/drjordanpetersonYouTube channel: youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos
The Stunning Fragility & Vindictive Political Correctness of Todays Students - Jonathan Haidt Gravitahn 2017-04-04 | Prompted by the Charles Murray protest at Middlebury College, Jonathan Haidt & Frank Bruni discuss the "stunning fragility" of a bubble-wrapped generation allergic to political diversity & debate.Excerpted from his interview on Charlie Rose (March 6, 2017)You can watch the full interview on the Charlie Rose website or through the Heterodox Academy link.charlierose.com/videos/30146http://heterodoxacademy.org/2017/03/09/jon-haidt-with-frank-bruni-on-charlie-rose-middlebury-viewpoint-diversity-and-the-academy=========================Books mentioned in the video:The Righteous Mind by Jonathan HaidtWhere You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank BruniFree Range Kids by Lenore SkenazyFree Range Kids website: http://www.freerangekids.com=========================Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist and Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University's Stern School of Business. His academic specialization is the psychology of morality and the moral emotions. He is author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, and The Happiness Hypothesis.He co-authored (with Greg Lukianoff of FIRE) an influential article in the September 2015 issue of The Atlantic, entitled "The Coddling of the American Mind": http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356He also runs Heterodox Academy which promotes viewpoint diversity at universities. http://heterodoxacademy.orgHeterodox Academy Guide to Colleges:http://heterodoxacademy.org/resources/guide-to-colleges
Avoiding the HELL of the Radical Left & Radical Right - Jordan Peterson Gravitahn 2017-04-03 | Jordan Peterson warns of the hell of the Radical Left and the Radical Right and why free speech & open political dialogue are essential to avoiding this pitfall.Excerpted from his talk at Western University on March 18, 2017. The full video is available at both Jordan Peterson's channel and at YCIA Young Canadians In Action's channel.JBP: youtube.com/watch?v=fBsR7-SiLPYYCIA: youtube.com/watch?v=xpa07dvCUvM============================Jordan Peterson info:Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3019121Twitter: twitter.com/jordanbpetersonFacebook: facebook.com/drjordanpetersonYouTube channel: youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos
Anne Marie Waters recalls how she felt on BREXIT night Gravitahn 2017-04-03 | Anne Marie Waters takes an audience question and recalls her thoughts & feelings on the night of the Brexit vote. Excerpted from her talk at the "Dangerous Words 250" Free Speech conference (Stockholm), October 1, 2016: youtube.com/watch?v=bzMCrCNmc3cFull conference videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHb_ShZcLZiMeavz9fcgakEkmn2BOXK9uSvensk Webbtelevision channel: youtube.com/channel/UCD2d9CSkWXxnj3fBhEj3PywEvent website: http://www.dangerouswords250.se=====================
The SJW Worldview Explained in 2 Minutes - Jonathan Haidt Gravitahn 2017-04-02 | Jonathan Haidt describes the "vindictive identity politics" and the "totalizing perspective" used by social justice warriors.Excerpted from his interview on Charlie Rose (March 6, 2017)You can watch the full interview on the Charlie Rose website or through the Heterodox Academy link.charlierose.com/videos/30146http://heterodoxacademy.org/2017/03/09/jon-haidt-with-frank-bruni-on-charlie-rose-middlebury-viewpoint-diversity-and-the-academy=========================Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist and Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University's Stern School of Business. His academic specialization is the psychology of morality and the moral emotions. He is author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, and The Happiness Hypothesis.He co-authored (with Greg Lukianoff of FIRE) an influential article in the September 2015 issue of The Atlantic, entitled "The Coddling of the American Mind": http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356He also runs Heterodox Academy which promotes viewpoint diversity at universities. http://heterodoxacademy.orgHeterodox Academy Guide to Colleges:http://heterodoxacademy.org/resources/guide-to-colleges
Why Free Speech (even Hate Speech) is the best friend of the Oppressed - Jonathan Rauch Gravitahn 2017-03-31 | Jonathan Rauch makes a passionate argument in favor of free speech, and tells an inspiring story of Frank Kameny using his free speech to overcome bigotry and discrimination.Excerpted from the 20th anniversary of Kindly Inquisitors, co-sponsored by Reason & the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)New York City, October 15, 2013Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=pFVRRP-J9mI=======================Kindly Inquisitors at Amazon: amazon.com/Kindly-Inquisitors-Attacks-Thought-Expanded/dp/022614593XSupport Reason:YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/ReasonTVWebsite: http://reason.comDonate: reason.com/donatenow/donate.phpSupport the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE):YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/TheFIREorgWebsite: thefire.orgFIRE Student Network (FSN):thefire.org/student-networkDonate: thefire.org/donate
Are Universities Digging Their Own Graves? - Jonathan Haidt Gravitahn 2017-03-31 | Jonathan Haidt describes the current generation of college students who are "really different" from previous generations, driven by their desire for censorship and a misguided sense of "diversity & inclusion". He also describes the downward spiral of elite universities that continue to cater to the demands of political correctness and outrage culture.Heterodox Academy FEARLESS SPEECH INDEX: http://heterodoxacademy.org/resources/fearless-speech-indexHeterodox Academy Guide to Colleges: http://heterodoxacademy.org/2016/10/19/introducing-the-hxa-guide-to-collegesWatch the full interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=-TnwC29_oyIReasonTV channel: youtube.com/user/ReasonTVReason website: http://reason.comSupport Reason: reason.com/donatenow/donate.php=========================Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist and Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University's Stern School of Business. His academic specialization is the psychology of morality and the moral emotions. He is author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, and The Happiness Hypothesis.He co-authored (with Greg Lukianoff of FIRE) an influential article in the September 2015 issue of The Atlantic, entitled "The Coddling of the American Mind": http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356He also runs Heterodox Academy which promotes viewpoint diversity at universities. http://heterodoxacademy.orgHeterodox Academy Guide to Colleges:http://heterodoxacademy.org/resources/guide-to-colleges
You dont have ideas; Ideas have you - Jordan Peterson Gravitahn 2017-03-30 | You don't have ideas. Ideas have you. Are you an ideologue?Excerpted from his 2016 Maps of Meaning course: youtu.be/ux6TVYqdN-EFull 2016 Maps of Meaning playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL22J3VaeABQAGbKJNDrRa6GNL0iL4KoOj============================Jordan Peterson info:Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3019121Twitter: twitter.com/jordanbpetersonFacebook: facebook.com/drjordanpetersonYouTube channel: youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos
Ideologically Correct Rubbish - what SJWs sound like to Jordan Peterson Gravitahn 2017-03-30 | Are you an ideologically possessed mouthpiece? Ever wondered what you sound like to others?Excerpted from his talk at the POGG Canadian Values Award event (November 19, 2016). Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=pcNInM6Gf5k============================Jordan Peterson info:Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3019121Twitter: twitter.com/jordanbpetersonFacebook: facebook.com/drjordanpetersonYouTube channel: youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos
Steven Pinker on the psychology of Innuendo & Euphemism Gravitahn 2017-03-27 | Steven Pinker asks the question "Why don't people just say what they mean?" and de-mystifies innuendo & euphemism for the rest of us. Excerpted from his talk "The Elephant, the Emperor, and the Matzo Ball: Common Knowledge as a Ratifier of Human Relationships" at the Association for Psychological Science conference (May 26-29, 2016).===========================Steven Pinker is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. He conducts research on language and cognition and has authored ten books, including: The Language InstinctHow the Mind WorksThe Blank SlateThe Stuff of ThoughtThe Better Angels of Our Natureand most recently, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century. http://stevenpinker.com
Jordan Peterson narrates the Tale of Mr. Lauren Southern Gravitahn 2017-03-26 | Jordan Peterson's funny retelling of Lauren Southern's legal "change" into a man.Audio of Jordan Peterson taken from: youtube.com/watch?v=pcNInM6Gf5kOriginal Rebel Media video of Lauren Southern becoming a man: youtube.com/watch?v=gGpZSefYvwM
Whats better: Wanting or Having? Jordan Peterson on motivated states & positive emotions Gravitahn 2017-03-26 | Jordan Peterson discusses how our brains actually model the world, and offers powerful insight into the interplay of motivation, goal pursuit, and positive emotions, leading us to the question of whether it's better to have something or to want something. Also, an "insufficient state of popcorn" leads to death, apparently.Excerpted from his 2016 Maps of Meaning course: youtu.be/ux6TVYqdN-EFull 2016 Maps of Meaning playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL22J3VaeABQAGbKJNDrRa6GNL0iL4KoOj============================Jordan Peterson info:Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3019121Twitter: twitter.com/jordanbpetersonFacebook: facebook.com/drjordanpetersonYouTube channel: youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos
McMaster U. MELTDOWN (with Subtitles) - SJW insanity vs Jordan Petersons monk-like calm Gravitahn 2017-03-24 | Jordan Peterson offers incredibly important advice on the appropriate way to respond to tense situations with disruptive protestors - advice that was quite literally lost in the noise of the nonstop protest that shut down an event focused (ironically) on the subject of political correctness & free speech.Other topics were touched on, both during the official event and the unofficial talk he gave outside. I've omitted much of that, partly because they've been covered in his other talks, but mainly because I wanted to focus on the strategic issue of how to deal with protests/silencing/no-platforming, which doesn't get enough air time.McMaster University - March 21, 2017Event:"Drawing the Line: an open discourse on political correctness and freedom of speech"Organized by Overcome The Gap=====================Edited together from the following videos:The most complete footage of the event (channel eggplantfool): youtube.com/watch?v=3dSjbBmHOOEJordan Peterson's outdoor speech and Q&A (channel Steve Hanson):part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=1QTLcx_InFkpart 2: youtube.com/watch?v=QPXydes6adgpart 3: youtube.com/watch?v=4KgTdlwEZSYStudio Brule coverage: youtube.com/watch?v=uMsi61OtkE4Jordan Peterson's own edited coverage of the event (which includes Steve Hanson's 3-part outdoor segment, the Studio Brule footage, and several other clips recorded I believe by members of Overcome The Gap): youtube.com/watch?v=-1P_1mLlJik============================Jordan Peterson info:Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3019121Twitter: twitter.com/jordanbpetersonFacebook: facebook.com/drjordanpetersonYouTube channel: youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos
F*CK YOU, SHUT YOUR MOUTH - Protestors hurl ABUSE at Jordan Peterson, blow HORN in his FACE Gravitahn 2017-03-22 | A short excerpt of the insanity at McMaster University. March 17, 2017. I've been working on a comprehensive edit of the full event, which should be ready soon.Source clips:Full event: youtube.com/watch?v=3dSjbBmHOOEJordan Peterson's video: youtube.com/watch?v=-1P_1mLlJik============================Jordan Peterson info:Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3019121Twitter: twitter.com/jordanbpetersonFacebook: facebook.com/drjordanpetersonYouTube channel: youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos
Douglas Murray on the English Defence League (2011) Gravitahn 2017-03-19 | Douglas Murray discusses the emergence of the English Defense League as a response to social problems unaddressed by mainstream society. Excerpted from a talk he gave to the Danish Free Press Society (http://www.trykkefrihed.dk) in Copenhagen, Denmark in November, 2011.Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=DpEN5T9AkA4Part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=GAI2BromilM
Favoritism Masquerading as Equality - Christina Hoff Sommers on feminist double standards Gravitahn 2017-03-19 | Christina Hoff Sommers criticizes feminist driven public policies that not only favor girls' development at the expense of boys, but also sees boys as fundamentally pathological.Excerpted from her appearance on the C-SPAN program Washington Journal (August 29, 2000): youtube.com/watch?v=gNYM-9MktFE
Remembering Christopher Hitchens - Douglas Murray Gravitahn 2017-03-18 | Douglas Murray shares stories about his friend Christopher Hitchens.Excerpted from The Godless Spellchecker podcast #24 (July 12, 2014).Full interview:YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=xPpRXur2NLUPodcast webpage: gspellchecker.com/2014/07/ep24-douglas-murrayAlso available on iTunes.The Godless Spellchecker is a terrific podcast - one of my favorites.
Camille Paglia Talks Too Fast Gravitahn 2017-03-17 | A couple of funny clips poking fun at Camille Paglia's rapid-fire, jackhammer speaking style. Taken from:Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher: youtube.com/watch?v=8-chbRF8z-cLater with Bob Costas: youtube.com/watch?v=sIomA2MQNI4
Punishing Asians for what Whites did to Blacks - Jason Riley on failure of affirmative action Gravitahn 2017-03-15 | Jason Riley predicts the future of the affirmative action debate will increasingly center on the question of "why Asians should be disadvantaged for what whites did to blacks".Excerpted from his talk at the Program on Constitutional Government at Harvard (Feb 26, 2016): youtube.com/watch?v=yYt0ROCYMQg====================Jason L. Riley is a journalist, a former member of the The Wall Street Journal editorial board, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and author of "Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed".
Camille Paglia riffing hilariously on rock music, female musicians & sexuality Gravitahn 2017-03-13 | Camille Paglia delivers a typical rapid-fire riff on women throwing themselves at rock musicians, and the "male" energy of heavy metal. Excerpted from the late night talk show "Later with Bob Costas" (Sept 21, 1992). Full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=sIomA2MQNI4
Feminist Moms Who Love Their Sons - Christina Hoff Sommers Gravitahn 2017-03-12 | Christina Hoff Sommers discusses boys' intrinsic nature, that they don't need to be "saved" from their own masculinity, and shares some stories about feminist moms learning to appreciate their sons' maleness.Excerpted from a talk discussing her book "The War on Boys". July 14, 2001. Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=aygPc-_XEN8
Rape Culture debate that required frolicking puppies safe space, Wendy McElroy v Jessica Valenti Gravitahn 2017-03-11 | This is the debate made (in)famous by widespread ridicule of its safe space "equipped with equipped with cookies, coloring books, bubbles, Play-Doh, calming music, pillows, blankets and a video of frolicking puppies." Quoted from the NY Times article: nytimes.com/2015/03/22/opinion/sunday/judith-shulevitz-hiding-from-scary-ideas.htmlWendy McElroy vs Jessica ValentiHosted by Brown UniversityNovember 18, 2014=================
Why safety culture & distorted Title IX are bad for men, women & free speech - Nadine Strossen Gravitahn 2017-03-10 | Nadine Strossen examines how current campus policies violate free speech, due process, and gender equality through a toxic mix of safety culture and changes to Title IX enforcement imposed by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights in 2011. Excerpted from her keynote speech at the FIRE Student Network conference, July 24, 2015 Watch her full speech: youtube.com/watch?v=gXAIEjSrdB0Nadine Strossen is a law professor at New York Law School and was president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from February 1991 to October 2008. She is author of the book "Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex and the Fight for Women's Rights".==========================Support FIREThe Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: thefire.orgFIRE Student Network (FSN):thefire.org/student-networkFrom their website:The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities. These rights include freedom of speech, legal equality, due process, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience — the essential qualities of individual liberty and dignity. FIRE's core mission is to protect the unprotected and to educate the public and communities of concerned Americans about the threats to these rights on our campuses and about the means to preserve them.FIRE's YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/TheFIREorgFIRE's So To Speak podcast page: thefire.org/sotospeak
Modern feminism: HIJACKED by melodrama and Dialing Back Progress - Laura Kipnis [MIRROR] Gravitahn 2017-03-08 | Laura Kipnis (Northwestern University professor) criticizes the infantilizing effects of modern campus feminism and the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights after she was dragged through a Title IX investigation (which she describes as a Kafkaesque Inquisition) for writing an article criticizing the growing reach & scope of Title IX. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) wrote in its coverage: "That’s right: A professor was subjected to a lengthy Title IX investigation for her article about how there are too many Title IX investigations."The article that prompted all the drama - "Sexual Paranoia Strikes Academe" (Feb 27, 2015): http://laurakipnis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Sexual-Paranoia-Strikes-Academe.pdfHer followup article describing her investigation "My Title IX Inquisition" (May 29, 2015): http://laurakipnis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/My-Title-IX-Inquisition-The-Chronicle-Review-.pdfhttp://laurakipnis.comThis video is mirrored from the ReasonTV channel: youtube.com/watch?v=6luo4U0joO0======================Her new book, inspired by this experience - "Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus". From her website:"Feminism is broken, argues Laura Kipnis. Anyone who thinks the sexual hysteria overtaking American campuses is a sign of gender progress is deranged.A committed feminist, Kipnis was surprised to find herself the object of a protest march by student activists at her university for writing an essay about sexual paranoia on campus. Next she was brought up on Title IX complaints for creating a “hostile environment.” Defying confidentiality strictures, she wrote a whistleblowing essay about the ensuing seventy-two-day investigation, which propelled her to the center of national debates over free speech, “safe spaces,” and the vast federal overreach of Title IX.In the process she uncovered an astonishing netherworld of accused professors and students, campus witch hunts, and Title IX officers run amok. Then a trove of revealing documents fell into her lap, plunging her behind-the-scenes in an especially controversial case. Drawing on investigative reporting, cultural analysis, and her own experiences, Unwanted Advances demonstrates the chilling effect of this new sexual McCarthyism on higher education. Without minimizing the seriousness of campus assault, Kipnis argues for more honesty about the sexual realities and ambivalences hidden behind the notion of “rape culture.” Instead, regulation is replacing education, and women’s right to be treated as consenting adults is being repealed by well-meaning bureaucrats.Unwanted Advances is a risk-taking, often darkly funny interrogation of feminist paternalism, the covert sexual conservatism of hook-up culture, and the institutionalized backlash of holding men alone responsible for mutually drunken sex. It’s not just compulsively readable, it will change the national conversation."======================Description text from the original video:"What now gets labeled feminism on [college] campuses," says Northwestern University Professor Laura Kipnis, "has to do with dialing back a lot the progress women have made establishing ourselves as consenting adults."That was the main argument of an essay Kipnis published this past February in The Chronicle of Higher Education, titled, "Sexual Paranoia Strikes Academe." After the article appeared, the Northwestern campus erupted in protest. Students demonstrated by carrying mattresses and pillows and wrote a public letter accusing Kipnis of "[spitting] in the face of survivors of rape and sexual assault everywhere.”Then two students filed complaints with the university, and Northwestern brought Kipnis up on charges under Title IX of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which outlaws discrimination on college campuses that receive federal support. The charges were later dismissed, but not before Kipnis wrote a follow up essay in Chronicle, "My Title IX Inquisition."Last week, Kipnis sat down with Reason's Matt Welch to talk about campus feminism, Title IX, why Hustler's Larry Flynt and anti-porn activist Andrea Dworkin have a lot in common, and her recent book, Men: Notes from an Ongoing Investigation.Shot and edited by Jim Epstein, with help from Anthony L. Fisher.Nineteen minutes and 22 seconds.Go to http://Reason.com/reasontv for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason TV's YouTube Channel to receive automatic notifications when new material goes live.
There will be no Soft Landing on islam - Douglas Murrays sobering prognosis (with Gad Saad) Gravitahn 2017-03-07 | Douglas Murray offers his sobering thoughts on the future of the West, the "missed opportunity for a soft landing on islam" as politicians and other public figures continue to stifle honest debate and refuse to deal with serious problems.Excerpted from Gad Saad's The Saad Truth #295: youtube.com/watch?v=ajI5umH9LZo============================Follow and support Gad Saad:YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCLH7qUqM0PLieCVaHA7RegAPatreon: patreon.com/GadSaadPayPal: paypal.me/GadSaadFacebook: facebook.com/Dr.Gad.SaadTwitter: twitter.com/GadSaad (@GadSaad)University Website: concordia.ca/jmsb/faculty/gad-saad.html
Thomas Sowell: affirmative action creates academic failure & resentment Gravitahn 2017-03-07 | Either Thomas Sowell had a crystal ball or nothing has fundamentally changed in 27 years. It's the same, just worse.Full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=T2hPQ86lGV0You can also watch it on C-SPAN's website: c-span.org/video/?12648-1/preferential-policies===================Note 1: the interview is approximately 1 hour but the YouTube source video is over 80 minutes because it repeats the beginning of the program.Note 2: the date of the interview is unclear. On the video itself and on wikipedia, this episode is listed as June 10 while on the C-SPAN website, it's listed as May 24. Perhaps it was recorded 5/24 and broadcast 6/10.
Public Shaming MOB demand groveling apology from Yale Professor Gravitahn 2017-03-06 | This is an edited excerpt of new footage that recently surfaced of the Yale Halloween Costume incident that went viral at the time.Source videos:Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=ELzUfKWTvI0Part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=05LMHnlLoGIPart 3: youtube.com/watch?v=u-q3Y8pRoj8Part 4: youtube.com/watch?v=es1W9cREZAsViral "Shrieking Girl" clip (filmed by Greg Lukianoff of FIRE: the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education): youtube.com/watch?v=9IEFD_JVYd0=========== Event chronology =========== On Oct 27/28, 2015 (the exact date isn't clear), the Yale Intercultural Affairs Committee sends out a mass email to the student body that includes guidelines on what kinds of halloween costumes to avoid. thefire.org/email-from-intercultural-affairsOn Oct 30, Erika Christakis (who is an early childhood development specialist, and "Associate Master" of Silliman College, one of Yale's twelve residential houses) emails a thoughtful response to Silliman students, questioning the appropriateness of the university micro-managing student lives, and suggested that students are adult enough to handle potential conflicts in a productive manner. goo.gl/lIovu1Yale students respond by losing their collective minds. They protest, they cry, they demand the resignation of both Erika Christakis and her husband Nicholas Christakis. On Nov 5, 2015, a group of students confront Nicholas on the campus quad and subject him to several hours of abusive public shaming worthy of Mao's Cultural Revolution.December 2015 - The Christakises cancel their upcoming Spring semester courses. Nicholas takes a "sabbatical" while Erika resigns from teaching altogether.May 2016 - The Christakises resign from their administrative positions as Master and Associate Master of Silliman College. =========== Further Reading ==========Yale Intercultural Affairs Committee email: thefire.org/email-from-intercultural-affairsErika Christakis response email (this is what started all the drama): goo.gl/lIovu1"The New Intolerance of Student Activism" (The Atlantic, Nov 9, 2015): goo.gl/QlPRiq"The Coddling of the American Mind" by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt (The Atlantic, Sept 2015): goo.gl/jx2Xa5Erika Christakis' Washington Post op-ed reflecting on the incident one year later (Oct 28, 2016): goo.gl/33fsL5"New Videos Show How Yale Betrayed Itself By Favoring Cry-Bullies" (Sept 12, 2016): goo.gl/VTFzyx
The Civil Rights INDUSTRY - well-intentioned policies disastrous for blacks - Jason Riley [MIRROR] Gravitahn 2017-03-02 | Video mirrored from here: youtube.com/watch?v=zorEMP8GxBAReasonTV YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UC0uVZd8N7FfIZnPu0y7o95ASupport Reason!http://reason.com====================Jason L. Riley is a journalist, a former member of the The Wall Street Journal editorial board, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and author of "Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed".===========================Original video description text:"My beef with the black left is that they want to keep the focus on what government or Washington or politicians or whites in general can do for blacks, instead of what blacks can do for themselves," says Jason Riley, author of Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make it Harder for Blacks to Succeed and editorial board member of the Wall Street Journal. In a wide-ranging conversation with Reason TV's Nick Gillespie, Riley praises the Civil Rights acts of the 1960s even as he takes aim at affirmative action in higher education, which he says keeps black graduation rates low even as it increases diversity among freshman classes at various univesities. He also argues that the drug war doesn't explain black-on-black violence and ending it won't transform urban America in the way libertarians insist. His book lays out the case against the minimum wage in a chapter called "Mandating Unemployment" and he argues that especially among African Americans, an intact family unit is the best anti-poverty program available.About 20 minutes.Produced by Anthony L. Fisher, camera by Meredith Bragg and Fisher, with assistance from Brett Crudgington.Music: "Applicant" by The Matt Kurz One (http://www.angelfire.com/crazy/mattkurz)Go to http://reason.com/reasontv/2014/09/03/well-intended-policies-fail-black-americ for downloadable versions and a full transcript of the interview.Subscribe to ReasonTV's YouTube Channel to receive notification when new material goes live.In 2008, Reason TV talked with Riley about his book about immigrants, Let Them In, and his case for open borders. Watch that here: http://reason.com/blog/2008/08/05/now-playing-at-reasontv-jason1
Jason Riley on identity politics & his Dis-Invitation from Virginia Tech Gravitahn 2017-03-01 | Students taught WHAT to think, not HOW to thinkExcerpted from the So To Speak podcast (Sept 8, 2016), produced by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). Watch the full interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=skqEHwjAu5w. ====================Jason L. Riley is a journalist, a former member of the The Wall Street Journal editorial board, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and author of "Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed".====================Support FIRE!The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: thefire.orgFrom their website:The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities. These rights include freedom of speech, legal equality, due process, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience — the essential qualities of individual liberty and dignity. FIRE's core mission is to protect the unprotected and to educate the public and communities of concerned Americans about the threats to these rights on our campuses and about the means to preserve them.FIRE's YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/TheFIREorgFIRE's So To Speak podcast page: thefire.org/sotospeak
Affirmative Action itself CAUSES black student underperformance - Gail Heriot Gravitahn 2017-02-28 | Excerpted from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) colloquy, entitled "Free to Teach, Free to Learn": youtube.com/watch?v=ntN4_iRp4UEGail Heriot is a professor of law at the University of San Diego.
Douglas Murray LAUGHS at claims of Islamic Inventions (with Gad Saad) Gravitahn 2017-02-26 | Douglas Murray's amusing take on the "islamophilia" that many westerners have contracted, and the "1,001 Islamic Inventions" exhibition that perfectly exemplifies it.Excerpted from Gad Saad's The Saad Truth #295: youtube.com/watch?v=ajI5umH9LZo============================Follow and support Gad Saad:YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCLH7qUqM0PLieCVaHA7RegAPatreon: patreon.com/GadSaadPayPal: paypal.me/GadSaadFacebook: facebook.com/Dr.Gad.SaadTwitter: twitter.com/GadSaad (@GadSaad)University Website: concordia.ca/jmsb/faculty/gad-saad.html
Islam destroyed its own Golden Age - Neil deGrasse Tyson & Steven Weinberg Gravitahn 2017-02-25 | Steven Weinberg and Neil deGrasse Tyson describe how the "Golden Age of Islam" collapsed under islamic dogma and has not recovered intellectually or scientifically to this day. V. S. Ramachandran adds an extra cherry on top.Edited together from the following clips, mostly from the Beyond Belief 2006 conference.youtube.com/watch?v=jAg7ZM2U6G8youtube.com/watch?v=cXFPh4H5t4Uyoutube.com/watch?v=9zY21QrK3Ecyoutube.com/watch?v=wrnVidjnXRoyoutube.com/watch?v=wp6cnp1kZBY
Islamist ideology Far More Dangerous than just terrorism - Raheel Raza [MIRROR] Gravitahn 2017-02-25 | Video mirrored from here: youtube.com/watch?v=md8IoucYQiIThis was part of the "Political Islam: Where is it Headed?" session of the 2013 Israeli Presidential Conference.Full conference playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLAiwsf9FnsPyDDXZJqBaRmIyJnyRpCJn========================Raheel Raza is a Canadian muslim reformer. She is President of The Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow (http://muslimsfacingtomorrow.com) and author of the book "Their Jihad-- Not My Jihad!: A Muslim Canadian Woman Speaks Out".She is also a founding member of the Muslim Reform Movement, based in Washington D.C. Here's an article by one of their members: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/428571/muslim-reform-movement-fighting-islamismTheir YouTube channel:youtube.com/channel/UCyAHH2VR_HO47tAft6CM7HA
The Great Exploding Head illusion - Steven Pinker demonstrates & explains Gravitahn 2017-02-23 | Excerpted from his lecture "Neurons and Neural Computation" at the New College of the Humanities, March 18, 2013. This is a sometimes dense but thoroughly fascinating lecture on the nitty gritty details of visual perception including such phenomena as signal inhibition, habituation, opponent process circuitry, etc. Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=lkSNDN871TQNew College of the Humanities YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/NCHumanities===========================Steven Pinker is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. He conducts research on language and cognition and has authored ten books, including: The Language InstinctHow the Mind WorksThe Blank SlateThe Stuff of ThoughtThe Better Angels of Our Natureand most recently, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century. http://stevenpinker.com
Wear Hijab Day? Asra Nomani exposes the global PROPAGANDA campaign behind the Hijab Gravitahn 2017-02-20 | Asra Nomani discusses the oppressive politics of the hijab and exposes the global propaganda campaign behind "Wear Hijab Day".Excerpted from the debate "Politics & Clothing: The Hijab" at the Chicago Humanities Festival, April 30, 2016. Watch the full debate here: youtube.com/watch?v=twqAwtUV2D0============================Asra Nomani is a journalist, former Wall Street Journal correspondent, and author of the book "Standing Alone: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam". She co-wrote the Washington Post opinion piece: "As Muslim women, we actually ask you not to wear the hijab in the name of interfaith solidarity": goo.gl/FgcimN
Evolution of Therapeutic Censorship & the state of Campus Free Speech in the UK - Brendan ONeill Gravitahn 2017-02-17 | Excerpted from the So To Speak podcast, produced by The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). Listen to the full podcast on SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/so-to-speak-the-free-speech-podcast/spikeds-brendan-oneill-on-the-fight-for-free-speech-overseasFIRE website: thefire.orgFIRE's So To Speak podcast page: thefire.org/sotospeak
