Identity Politics Is Burying Science

Journal retracts paper skeptical of ‘white power’ in psychology, says it conflicts with ‘values’

A New Zealand psychology journal retracted a paper questioning claims that science is a tool of white power. Critics, including former editor Dr. Kumari Valentine, say the move threatens academic discourse.

When the Personal Is Political — and When It Isn’t

The feminist insight that personal life is political is complicated by neoliberalism, which casts political problems as matters of personal virtue. This moralization of personal conduct can displace the collective action needed to transform society.

Pourquoi la base MAGA de Trump pense qu’il est en « parfaite santé »

Le poids du mythe en politique américaine Il y a une question inconfortable qui mérite réflexion : lorsqu’une personne de pouvoir affirme être en parfaite santé, alors que les observations visuelles s ...

Vanderbilt report on liberal bias in the humanities sparks outrage in higher education

A Vanderbilt University report has ruffled feathers in higher education with its conclusion that social justice politics, rather than knowledge, drives much of today's humanities scholarship. The State of Scholarship report faults contemporary history, philosophy, anthropology, music, sociology and literature studies for prioritizing liberal race and gender identity agendas over the disinterested inquiry that traditionally guides research.

Ivy League Majors in Anti-Americanism

Ivy League Majors in Anti-Americanism

Identities and Political Unity: An Exploration in Five Voices

Featured image by Elizabet Wendt In the conversations that follow, Jennifer Disla explores the ways that a grounded, political understanding of our individual identities and experiences can connect us to movement. When we realize that the same forces that shape our lives also affect others, she suggests, identity can help build the political unity

The Group Gender Ideology Seems To Attract Again And Again

This article is part of Upstream, The Daily Wire’s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories — from our featured writers to you. *** The field of psychology has its own special version of obtuse, especially when it comes to the trans debate. I am a therapist, but I’m an outlier ...

France’s far right didn’t drop its grudge against Les Bleus. It recast it.

What was once an attack on immigration and identity has become an attack on privilege and elitism — a shift that mirrors the party’s path toward the presidency.

How Californians cope with the state’s staggering inequality

For their book “Normalizing Inequality,” two UC Berkeley professors spoke with dozens of Californians clinging to a middle-class lifestyle — seeking to understand how they make sense of living here.

Education Dept. Eyes Changing College Merger, Civil Rights Enforcement Regs

Education Dept. Eyes Changing College Merger, Civil Rights Enforcement Regs jessica.blake@ Wed, 07/08/2026 - 03:00 AM Many of the agenda items have to do with culture war issues like defining sex and cracking down on diversity, equity and inclusion. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

The Case for Taking Your Random Little Hobbies Seriously

Author and magazine exec Michael Clinton knows what it’s like to feel stuck in one identity, which is why he’s proposing “life layering” as a solution.

France's far right didn’t drop its grudge against Les Blues. It recast it.

What was once an attack on immigration and identity has become an attack on privilege and elitism — a shift that mirrors the party's path toward the presidency.

Prime Video Drops First Teaser for ‘The Love Hypothesis’ Starring Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman

Adapted from Ali Hazelwood’s bestselling novel, the STEM-inspired romance follows a fake relationship between a brilliant Ph.D. candidate and the school’s intimidating professor.

Scientists Or Activists? The Hidden Friction Dividing America’s Top Researchers

Scientists at U.S. land-grant universities take fundamentally different approaches to engaging with the public, ranging from remaining strictly neutral to openly advocating for the public good, according to a new study from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). The study, led by researchers at the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education [] Scientists Or Activists? The Hidden Friction Dividing America’s Top Researchers

Culture, the State, and the Problem of Liberty

The modern state has become not only the guardian of political order but also the architect of cultural identity. We must separate culture from the state.

US political divide deepens as left’s hatred towards America grows

Heritage Senior Advisor and Research Fellow Allen Mendenhall discusses the growing political divide in the United States and the nation's changing sense of identity. “I think it’s a divided America; in fact, I think the red state blue state divide has become even more bifurcated in the last decade,” Mr Mendenhall told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio. “It’s not something I see easing up anytime soon, but I also see a lot more pride. “I feel as if the left has begun to sort of despise America’s traditions and despise America’s culture … a lot of them even hate America.”

My America: On the strangeness of pledging allegiance to the flag

An irreconcilable sense of alienation and belonging has been one of America’s many gifts to me

Nancy Mace Leads Congressional Push To Ban Federally Funded Transgender Animal Research

The United States Congress is once again drawn into the culture war over scientific research funding, with Republican Representative Nancy Mace spearheading new legislative efforts targeting transgender-related animal studies. Mace, a Republican congresswoman from South Carolina, has made blocking federal funding for research involving sex-change procedures on mice and other animals a central part of [] The post Nancy Mace Leads Congressional Push To Ban Federally Funded Transgender Animal Research appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Ten Years After 2016 Election, Money and Shadow Power Dominate

The touted rise of the great outsider is fizzling in the face of familiar politics as usual.

Paper Challenging Claims of ‘White Power’ in Science Removed from New Zealand Journal

Apparently, deviating from the left's obsession that white people are the worst contradicts the journal's values. The post Paper Challenging Claims of ‘White Power’ in Science Removed from New Zealand Journal first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

अमेरिकी पहिचानमाथि ‘नयाँ आक्रमण’ भइरहेको ट्रम्पको दाबी

वाशिंगटन। संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाको २५०औँ वार्षिकोत्सवको पूर्वसन्ध्यामा राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्पले देशको पहिचानमाथि नयाँ खतरा उत्पन्न भएको दाबी गर्दै कडा राजनीतिक सन्देश दिएका छन्। उनले देशभित्रैबाट ‘कट्टरपन्थी र अतिवादीहरू’ बाट चुनौती बढेको आरोप लगाए। देशभक्तिले ओतप्रोत भाषणका क्रममा राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्पले ‘अमेरिकी विशिष्टता’को प्रशंसा गर्दै माउन्ट रसमोरमा उभिएर राष्ट्रका चार महान् पूर्ववर्ती नेताहरूलाई श्रद्धा व्यक्त गरे। सोही []

Anyone can fake a scientific image with AI, tricking even academic journals -- and undermining trust in science

Anyone can fake a scientific image with AI, tricking even academic journals -- and undermining trust in science

Energy transition scientist Chen Peipei leaves Cambridge to build her own lab in Hong Kong

For some early-career scientists, the prestige of British academia is being marred by shrinking research funding and a complex geopolitical climate, prompting top-tier talent to look elsewhere for stability and resources. Chen Peipei, who moved from a research associate role at the University of Cambridge to a presidential assistant professorship at City University of Hong Kong in May, said she was drawn by a landscape supportive of young faculty. The energy transition scientist joins the school...

The Class of 2026 Doesn’t Want Lectures From Tech Billionaires

Eric Schmidt didn’t know what he was getting himself into when he agreed to speak to the 2026 graduating class of University of Arizona. The former Google CEO proudly informed his audience that Time Magazine had chosen “the architects of AI” (collectively) as its latest “person of the year.” The grads erupted in booing—and didn’t [] The post The Class of 2026 Doesn’t Want Lectures From Tech Billionaires appeared first on Revolutionary Communists of America.

What's the Real 'Defining Image of Race in America'?

What's the Real 'Defining Image of Race in America'?

Sustaining an American National Identity Requires Civic Education

A shared civic tradition unites Americans in a way nothing else can.

Does AI mark an inflection point for civilization? | The Excerpt

In “The God Test,” Robert Wright argues that the real challenge of AI isn’t just building smarter machines—it’s deciding whether we can evolve, morally and politically, fast enough to develop an AI that’s mutually beneficial. As these systems begin to mirror—and amplify—human intelligence, agency, and even our flaws, the stakes become existential. Humans have shown that we can evolve. The question is: Will we? Author Robert Wright joins The Excerpt to talk about his new book. Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

White House brands Smithsonian's American history museum leaders as 'extreme' activists

A new report from the White House Domestic Policy Council labels leaders at the Smithsonian Institution as “extreme” activists attempting to impose their own ideology on how American history is presented. The 162-page report, released on July 4, alleges the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NAMH) “fails in the basic task of illuminating” U.S....

Radical "Redneck" History: Insult or Badge of Pride?

Radical "Redneck" History: Insult or Badge of Pride?

Alive and Kicking: News of Woke’s Death Is Greatly Exaggerated

RealClearWire—Just a few years ago, wearing a sombrero on Halloween could get you banished from polite society for the social crime of “cultural appropriation.” Nutrition experts argued that preventing obesity was a form of racialized “fatphobia,” even as scientific names of songbirds were purged in a moral campaign presumably aimed at white supremacy. Meanwhile, a slew of studies, papers, and articles argued that punctuality, excellence, and other forms of professionalism are “the systemic, institutionalized centering of whiteness.” Today, as universities are dismantling...

‘Cancer inside the system’: Expert sounds alarm at threat that will outlast Trump

A prominent voice on democracy and authoritarianism used a stark medical image Friday to describe the health of American elections, and the warning was aimed squarely at anyone who assumes the threat begins and ends with one man. Appearing on MS NOW’s “The Moment with Katy Tur,” Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, pushed []

Liberal White Women Are in a State of Despair Over Maine's Graham Platner

Liberal White Women Are in a State of Despair Over Maine's Graham Platner

Behind Northland’s closure — and the bid to keep its mission alive

The college transformed in the 1970s into an ecologically minded liberal arts institution. Now former faculty want to sustain that ethos in a smaller version.

Happy 250th

Heather Cox Richardson: For all the fact that the congressmen got around the sticky little problem of Black and Indigenous enslavement by defining men as white men, and for all that it never crossed their minds that women might also have rights, the Declaration of Independence was an astonishingly radical document.

208: What Mold Is Really Doing to Your Health and How to Find It with Brian Karr

Hi friends! I have a brand new podcast episode live, and today we are talking all about mold and how it can silently be affecting your health. I’m sitting down with Brian Karr, second generation indoor environmental consultant and co-founder of We Inspect and The Dust Test. Brian has helped thousands of people create healthier The post 208: What Mold Is Really Doing to Your Health and How to Find It with Brian Karr appeared first on The Fitnessista.

AI and digitisation transform fight against global extinction, landmark report reveals

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2026 report reveals the true scale of the biodiversity crisis has not yet been fully understood, but rapid data and technology advances offer hope. A digital revolution: Rapid advances in technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digitisation are transforming biodiversity science and conservation []

Professor: Why It’s Time to Retire the Term ‘African American’

A professor says it's time to ditch the term African American. His argument? The true origin of our culture isn't where most people think.

David Adams: The DUP and Sinn Féin are both nationalist parties and in their battle for supremacy, we are all losers

Culture wars are used to distract people from how little of their actual jobs many politicians here do

Mariah the Scientist on 'Cutthroat' Love, “Hearts Sold Separately” and Her 2026 BET Award Nominations (Exclusive)

The RB singer is nominated for five awards at the 2026 BETs

Symbol of pride or exclusion? Black Americans divided over US flag, poll finds

Americans' views of ‘Old Glory’ are divided by politics, age and race, according to a new survey.