Postmodernism, Reason and Truth
By most accounts we have entered a new intellectual age. We are postmodern now. Leading intellectuals tell us that modernism has died.
Postmodernism’s Dangerous Assault on Reason
Postmodernism rejects the Enlightenment project in the most fundamental way – by attacking its essential philosophical themes.
The puzzle of why postmodernists are hostile to dissent and debate
It is a puzzle why among the far Left we find civility, tolerance, and fair play the least practiced and even denounced.
How Postmodernists Use Language as a Weapon
It makes perfect sense that to most postmodernists language is primarily a weapon. This explains the harsh nature of much postmodern rhetoric.
The Machiavellian Politics of Postmodernism
Postmodernism's relativism is part of a rhetorical political strategy, some Machiavellian realpolitik employed to throw the opposition off track.
Postmodernism’s Threats to Free Speech
A key part of explaining why the Left now advocates speech codes is that in recent decades the Left has suffered major disappointments.
Postmodernism Is Nonsensical Anti-Free Speech
The postmodern argument implies that free speech is what the Ku Klux Klan favours. Speech codes equalise the playing field.
Defending Free Speech Against Postmodernism
Consider first a free-speech point dear to liberal hearts: that there is a distinction between speech and action.