Four academic doctrines — critical theory, postmodernism, social justice and critical race theory — are moving the world, or at least the West, from this triumph to decline. “The point, however, is to change it.” Critical theory is not to be confused with critical thinking, for to think critically is to reason, explain, critique and challenge. James Lindsay, an independent American critic of critical theory and social justice, calls critical theory a “kafkatrap.” “Notice race? Pointing out that critical theory makes no sense misses the point: making sense is Western and privileged. It turns out that progressives were less interested in the principle of free speech than in promoting their own values.

Source: National Post June 26, 2023 15:49 UTC