Why do students still want Jordan Peterson to tell them how to live?
I shadowed Peterson at two events in Oxford and Cambridge, where the anti-woke culture warrior received an unexpectedly warm welcome.
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Culture wars are ideological clashes surrounding cultural and social beliefs between groups, generally divided across the socially conservative and liberal line. The term derives from the German Kulturkampf (‘culture struggle’), referring to the clashes between the Catholic Church and Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in the late nineteenth century. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis on culture wars here.
What is the new University of Austin for?
A new university founded by Bari Weiss, Steven Pinker and others offers itself as the antidote to “cancel culture”.
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The meaning of Vladimir Putin’s attack on liberalism
By railing against liberalism, “cancel culture” and trans rights, the Russian president is exploiting debates taking place in Western societies…
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Climate concern doesn’t divide by income: politicians should stop portraying it as a “class war”
Right-wing interests present eco-anxiety as a middle-class issue, but lower income groups will suffer most from climate impacts.
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The Conservatives’ war on the humanities will hurt working-class students
In the name of “anti-elitist” politics, Britain’s cultural landscape will likely become even more middle class.
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“Fighting culture wars won’t pay the bills”: Reform UK’s Richard Tice on life after Nigel Farage
The leader of the rebranded Brexit Party on why he will no longer stand aside for the Conservatives or fight…
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Why culture wars are an elite device
Plutocratic populists reduce economic conflicts to questions of belonging.
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Judith Butler on the culture wars, JK Rowling and living in “anti-intellectual times”
The philosopher and gender theorist discusses tensions in the feminist movement over trans rights
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Spitting out the Red Pill: Former misogynists reveal how they were radicalised online
Subscribers of Reddit’s most notoriously sexist subreddit explain what happens when you change your mind.
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What makes you a man or a woman anyway?
Adrian Dalton, Julie Bindel, Bethany Black and Gia Milinovich discuss the controversial issue.
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