As I prepare for my talk at LevelUp Europe on “Deep Values in Dystopian Literature,” I’ve been reflecting on what heroic protagonists in dystopian stories have in common. One thing that came to mind was that they think independently (or learn to do so). Such...
Yevgenia Albats is a journalist who stayed in Moscow despite Russia’s trampling of press freedom. Check out her interview on why she decided to stay behind below. I hope her bravery will inspire you as it has me. Check out the interview here.
In a recent debate on Second Amendment rights in the House of Representatives, Representative Chip Roy gave an impassioned defense of Americans’ right to own weapons as a means to defend themselves against potential tyranny. Unfortunately, he made a crucial...
John Taylor Gatto was an American schoolteacher. He taught in New York City schools for 30 years, won the New York State Teacher of the Year Award—and resigned his position in the op-ed pages of the New York Times. Over the course of his career, Gatto became a vocal...
Over the past week, environmentalist “protesters” affiliated with the “Insulate Britain” movement have twice blocked the M25, Britain’s busiest motorway. The reaction from the British police has been absurd. They’ve given these rights violators multiple polite...