In the introduction to his Encyclopedia Mysteriosa, William L. DeAndrea lists a series of assumptions that underlie detective fiction: That such a thing as objective truth exists. That it’s desirable to find out what it is. That it’s possible to find out what the truth is. That people have a responsibility to their fellow beings …
On publication of his paper Sokal exposed his hoax in the journal Lingua Franca. The editors of Social Text immediately cried foul and added a misplaced criticism of Sokal’s writing style. They missed the point, entirely. Sokal’s intent was to write badly (and think badly) yet have his poor scholarship overlooked due to its superficial accordance with leftist ideology.
Jon Gunnarson makes the case that affirmative action programs, however well-intended, often do more harm than good. No matter who’s supposed to benefit or who’s supposed to be privileged or underprivileged.
Paul Elam excavates the ruins of modern masculinity.
Zeta masculinity, on the other hand, places a premium upon discipline and mental acuity – characteristics that further civilization, that ALL men can cultivate and do not have to be born with.
