There’s a moment that keeps replaying in my mind, one that crystallizes everything wrong with how some progressives have started to operate, how they’ve convinced themselves that the rules don’t apply to them as long as their targets are sufficiently deserving. It happened recently with Secular Talk, when Kyle Kulinski posted a video covering AlexContinue reading “When Progressives Profit From the Language of Oppression: Why We Can’t Accept Harm Just Because It Comes From Our “Side””
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Why Dyeing a European Canal Green Was a Pointless Stunt: Greta Thunbergâs 2025 Venice Protest and the Folly of Symbolic Activism
In late November 2025, climate activist Greta Thunberg, the Swedish environmental campaigner who has become synonymous with youth climate activism over the past decade, participated in a dramatic protest in Venice, Italy. Alongside members of the activist group Extinction Rebellion, she helped pour fluorescent green dye into the cityâs iconic Grand Canal, transforming its watersContinue reading “Why Dyeing a European Canal Green Was a Pointless Stunt: Greta Thunbergâs 2025 Venice Protest and the Folly of Symbolic Activism”
How Corporations Are Using DEI as a Smokescreen
In the wake of renewed calls for social justice, corporations have been eager to showcase their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). But scratch beneath the surface, and the reality is often more about optics than impact. While companies roll out flashy DEI statements and initiatives, many of these efforts remain underfunded, unmeasured, orContinue reading “How Corporations Are Using DEI as a Smokescreen”