# quillette (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover quillette. Page: Feed: --- ## [The international hereditarian network rallies around Nathan Cofnas](https://www.pinkerite.com/2026/08/the-international-hereditarian-network.html) _2026-08-16 · Unknown · PINKERITE_ Professional racist Nathan Cofnas accused a Cambridge professor, Jason Arday of plagiarism, an Internet mob went after Arday, and the upshot is that Arday killed himself . It was easy for Cofnas to lead a mob because the mob already existed as an international network of supporters of eugenics and race science: neo-Nazi Emil Kirkegaard 's network was the subject of an investigative report by Hope… ## [Why is Neil DeGrasse Tyson promoting the career of unapologetic racist Michael Shermer?](https://www.pinkerite.com/2026/08/why-is-neil-degrasse-tyson-promoting.html) _2026-08-04 · Unknown · PINKERITE_ Apparently Neil deGrasse Tyson considers Michael Shermer, a devotee of the crankiest possible brand of race pseudoscience, " someone I can claim as a friend for decades ." What is wrong with Neil deGrasse Tyson? Why is he a friend of a right-wing political activist who is not at all shy about his admiration for race pseudoscience? Although, naturally, Shermer doesn't admit to being a racist. But… ## [A reminder that Elon Musk supports German Neo-Nazis](https://www.pinkerite.com/2026/07/a-reminder-that-elon-musk-supports.html) _2026-07-26 · Unknown · PINKERITE_ As it says in a recent Gizmodo article : ...the billionaire promotes racist, far-right political actors in the UK and Germany; most recently, he used X to spread a racist movie that villainizes immigrants called Citizen Vigilante. Musk appeared to shrug when Beddoes noted that the German political party he supports, AfD, is home to some neo-Nazis. Musk, typical far-right hypocrite, is himself an… ## [Racist Rodeo 2026 - the ISIR, the Institute for Mental Chronometry and the Christian Education Fund](https://www.pinkerite.com/2026/07/racist-rodeo-2026-isir-institute-for.html) _2026-07-22 · Unknown · PINKERITE_ Conference poster --------------------------- The International Society for Intelligence Research (ISIR) has posted information about its 2026 annual conference including a program . I have updated my online spreadsheet to reflect the program participants. There are no surprises from the conference, although there is one surprise from a related source... There is no evidence that neo-Nazi Emil… ## [Also on Medium: Adam Rutherford & Kathryn Paige Harden & Behavioral Genetics ~ the Mini-series](https://www.pinkerite.com/2026/07/also-on-medium-adam-rutherford-kathryn.html) _2026-07-19 · Unknown · PINKERITE_ I grouped three recent posts into a single mini-series on Medium . ## [The Fourth of July, the American media and the plutocracy](https://www.pinkerite.com/2026/07/the-fourth-of-july-american-media-and.html) _2026-07-04 · Unknown · PINKERITE_ To commemorate the Fourth of July, I enjoy watching two movies back-to-back: first 2017's " The Post " which recounts the fight over the Washington Post's publication of the Pentagon Papers , and then 1976's " All the President's Men " which continues the chronological story of the government versus the press in the scandal called Watergate . It's bittersweet, since these movies are about the… ## [Does VIC anti-vilification law threaten gender-critical speech? | Interview with Neil Foster](https://hollylawford-smith.org/does-vic-anti-vilification-law-threaten-gender-critical-speech-interview-with-neil-foster/) _2026-07-01 · Holly Lawford-Smith · Holly Lawford-Smith_ ## [Reality Check Radio | Free Speech, Feminism and Australia’s Culture Battles](https://rcr.media/episodes/holly-lawford-smith-associate-professor-in-political-philosophy-university-of-melbourne-free-speech-feminism-and-australias-culture-battles/) _2026-06-25 · Holly Lawford-Smith · Holly Lawford-Smith_ ## [Can Adam Rutherford and Kathryn Paige Harden have it both ways?](https://www.pinkerite.com/2026/06/can-adam-rutherford-and-kathryn-paige.html) _2026-06-22 · Unknown · PINKERITE_ Bluesky screen cap of interest because it demonstrates that (a) Rutherford was recently hanging out with Harden, (b) Harden blocked my Bluesky account and (c) and the article that Rutherford links to that discusses evolutionary psychology. --------------------------------------------------------- My nine-part series " What happened to Adam Rutherford ? " was prompted by a paper Rutherford… ## [Juneteenth thoughts on the failures of the degenerate racist Trump administration](https://www.pinkerite.com/2026/06/juneteenth-thoughts-on-failures-of.html) _2026-06-19 · Unknown · PINKERITE_ One of the best American presidents is Barack Obama , and this fact is what gave us degenerate freak Donald Trump. Because Trump and his loyal supporters are racists, and the reality of a good American president who is also Black - actually only half Black but America still operates on the one-drop rule - is what drives their white supremacist humiliation and thus their political project of… ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/amYpCY9WvdmC) _2026-06-19 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [Christopher Rufo and his Clown College failure](https://www.pinkerite.com/2026/06/christopher-rufo-and-his-clown-college.html) _2026-06-08 · Unknown · PINKERITE_ Great episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver about the idiot fascist Republican attempt to faschify a college, but ended up making it basically into a baseball scouting service. Rufo has - of course - promoted his bullshit via Bari Weiss' "Free Press." The Guardian made the connection between Rufo and race pseudoscience in 2024: Activist who led ouster of Harvard president linked to… ## ["She is murdering CBS news" - the Bari Weiss media shambles](https://www.pinkerite.com/2026/06/she-is-murdering-cbs-news-bari-weiss.html) _2026-06-05 · Unknown · PINKERITE_ So many stories out now about problems with Bari Weiss and CBS News. The Ankler: “She is murdering 60 Minutes,” Scott Pelley said to his new executive producer, Nick Bilton about Bari Weiss during a meeting on Monday that might as well have been live-streamed to our esteemed media reporter class (given the speed with which the remark was summarily spread online through what appears to be several… ## [2018-present | Radical & gender-critical feminism](https://hollylawford-smith.org/2018-present-radical-gender-critical-feminism/) _2026-05-01 · Holly Lawford-Smith · Holly Lawford-Smith_ In early 2018 I became interested in radical and gender-critical feminism, and their perspective on questions about sex, gender, and gender identity, and the ethical and political questions arising from proposed legal changes to sex-based rights. Apart from the below, I’ve also written quite a bit for the media, and done some videos and podcasts ## [Quillette | The Australian Way of Life](https://quillette.com/2026/03/22/the-australian-way-of-life-liberal-values-multiculturalism-immigration/) _2026-03-22 · Holly Lawford-Smith · Holly Lawford-Smith_ ## [2026](https://hollylawford-smith.org/2026-2/) _2026-01-20 · Holly Lawford-Smith · Holly Lawford-Smith_ Lawford-Smith, Holly., Tuckwell, Will. ‘Lifestyle Politics Is Not Politics’ in Mattias Gunnemyr, Rutger van Oeveren, Jan Willem Wieland (Eds.) The Ethics of Inefficacy (Abingdon: Routledge, forthcoming). Lawford-Smith, Holly. ‘Is it morally wrong for transwomen to claim to be women?’ Journal of Controversial Ideas 6/1 (2026), pp. 1-23. Lawford-Smith, Holly. ‘What Does Trans Inclusion ## [What Does Trans Inclusion In A Liberal State Require? (Pre-print)](https://hollylawford-smith.org/what-does-trans-inclusion-in-a-liberal-state-require-pre-print/) _2026-01-20 · Holly Lawford-Smith · Holly Lawford-Smith_ ## [Times Higher Education | New Australian hate speech laws ‘threaten’ academic freedom](https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/new-australian-hate-speech-laws-threaten-academic-freedom) _2026-01-20 · Holly Lawford-Smith · Holly Lawford-Smith_ ## [Quillette | The Uninvited Sermon](https://quillette.com/2026/01/13/the-uninvited-sermon-activism-free-speech-captive-audienc/) _2026-01-13 · Holly Lawford-Smith · Holly Lawford-Smith_ ## [Quillette | Defaming The Dead](https://quillette.com/2025/12/14/defaming-the-dead-monster-ed-gein-netflix-review/) _2025-12-14 · Holly Lawford-Smith · Holly Lawford-Smith_ ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Pck4l7tqTTZ6) _2025-12-14 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [Fairer Disputations | A Supposedly Fun Thing You Should Never Do Again: An Argument For Sex-Negative Feminism](https://fairerdisputations.org/a-supposedly-fun-thing-you-should-never-do-again-an-argument-for-sex-negative-feminism/) _2025-12-09 · Holly Lawford-Smith · Holly Lawford-Smith_