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• Cancel Culture

Cancel culture is the increasing practice of withdrawing support for (cancelling) public figures and companies after they have done or said something opponents disagree with.

The Psychology of Populism: Tribal Challenges to Liberal Democracy
Joseph P. ForgasAugust 19, 2021OP183

The resurgence of both left-wing and right-wing populism presents a serious challenge for liberal democracies....

Where the Woke Things Are
Monica Wilkie, Lionel Shriver, Brendan O'NeillJuly 22, 2021

Although many thought the pandemic would be over by now, COVID-19 continues to rage across...

Cancel Culture Crusades
Monica Wilkie, Peter Kurti, Claire LehmannApril 11, 2021

Many cultural forces continue to weed out books, tear down statues and shame celebrities, who...

Cancel Culture Crusades
Monica Wilkie, Claire Lehmann, Peter KurtiMarch 30, 2021

To address the coercive cultural turn across many western artistic, educational, business, and entertainment institutions,...

The Fear Epidemic
Monica Wilkie, Frank FurediOctober 6, 2020

In 2020 we saw a coronavirus pandemic, mass unemployment, an impending recession or depression, Black...

Beware the sinister dangers of cancel culture
Peter KurtiAugust 23, 2020Canberra Times

First they came for the cheese. Last month, Canadian company Saputo agreed to change the...

Fractured Loyalties. Australian citizenship and the crisis of civic virtue
Peter KurtiMarch 6, 2025AP79

Can citizenship survive the end of tolerance? One of the principal tenets of a secular...

Business Means Business. Why Corporates Should Avoid Social Activism
Simon Cowan, Emilie DyeJuly 18, 2024AP72
Senior management should be concerned they are putting their companies at risk of reputational harm...
The Psychology of Populism: Tribal Challenges to Liberal Democracy
Joseph P. ForgasAugust 19, 2021OP183

The resurgence of both left-wing and right-wing populism presents a serious challenge for liberal democracies....

Cancelled! How ideological cleansing threatens Australia
Peter KurtiAugust 17, 2020AP13

‘Cancel culture’ campaigns in Australia are intended to erase elements of our history and to...

Moral Terrorism
Simon HefferJuly 21, 2020OP174

We find ourselves living in an age when a small but highly vocal, and zealous,...

Creativity in an Age of Constraint
Lionel ShriverOctober 2, 2019OP172

2019 John Bonython Lecture – Creativity in the Age of Constraint The proliferating dos and...

Disagree with Antoinette Lattouf, but silencing her wasn’t the answer
Tom SwitzerDecember 18, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

Friday marks one year since the ABC sacked journalist Antoinette Lattouf. By reflecting the intolerant...

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Celebrity slavery: Seeking reparations from Benedict Cumberbatch
Peter KurtiJanuary 20, 2023THE SPECTATOR

Despite booting out the late Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state back in...

Corporate virtue-signalling is a dystopian reality the movies warned us about
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOOctober 11, 2022SKY NEWS

When I was a teenager, my mates and I watched the Rollerball movie. In its...

How Woke Won - Joanna Williams - review
How Woke Won: book review
Peter KurtiSeptember 18, 2022QUADRANT

HOW WOKE WON: The Elitist Movement that Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason. Joanna Williams, (London:...

Tearing down statues
Tearing down statues is the latest salvo in the anti-historical mission
Peter KurtiAugust 24, 2022SKY NEWS

The statue of 19th century Tasmanian premier, William Crowther, erected in 1889, is the latest...

Postcolonial guilt-trippers are doing more harm than good
Peter KurtiApril 9, 2022The Australian

Two years ago, the Australian ­winter was marred by vandalism of statues commemorating notable figures...

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