The Collapse of Open Inquiry: Sacred Victims and Forbidden Questions
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Episode: The Collapse of Open Inquiry: Sacred Victims and Forbidden Questions
Pub date: 2025-12-28
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Open inquiry depends on the ability to ask uncomfortable questions and follow evidence wherever it leads. Eric Kaufmann argues that this norm is now under strain.
Drawing on history, survey data, and political theory, Kaufmann outlines how certain identity categories came to be treated as morally sacred—and how that shift has…
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