Political Correctness
The problem with politeness
The British aversion to seeming rude exposes us to ideological scolds
Don’t judge a play by its label
The instinct towards appeasing “sensitivity” would stifle the creative impulse
How ideology threatens to corrupt science
Ideological censorship in science is antithetical to its purpose and its methods
More shenanigans at the RIBA
Ideologues and marketers are ruining the Royal Institute of British Architects
Giving noticing a bad name
Observing factual differences is not the same as leaping to conclusions
The war on noticing in modern Britain
How DEI initiatives and the worldview behind them dull people’s natural perceptiveness
Oil, art and the perils of patronage
Art patrons have always been on the wrong side of history
Clients
Value neutral language drains meaning from discourse
Where are you REALLY coming from?
Taking offence is a high status profession, especially where royals are involved
Lola and the silence
French politicians cannot face facts