Postmodernism

P. Gardner Goldsmith | December 21, 2020
In the downward race to see which tarnished Ivory Tower institution can achieve ripe, rotting, postmodernist perfection, the University of Michigan…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | July 13, 2020
A few weeks ago, I did a piece and a video covering the BBC’s “memory-hole-ing” of one of the most hilarious episodes of England’s top comedy series…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | July 10, 2020
One of the most iconic scenes in George Orwell’s dystopian novel, “1984”, is the battle between protagonist Winston Smith and his torturer (name…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | June 23, 2020
When is freedom of speech just a slogan? When is intellectual consistency a burden? When is language not a tool to facilitate human interaction…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | June 7, 2020
There’s nothing quite as intellectually eye-opening as the puritanical, self-righteous virtue-signaling of a contemporary collectivist. Except,…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | August 23, 2019
“You’ve come a long way, baby.” That was the annoying mid-‘70s slogan a cigarette company plastered all over magazines along with stilted,…
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P. Gardner Goldsmith | July 10, 2019
  Back in the days of great literature, a self-help book hit the shelves called “Stop The Insanity!” A woman named Susan Powter wrote it as…
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P. Gardner Goldsmith | June 25, 2019
Here, have a match to light that fuel of indignation… They’re called “Queering the Bible” and “Queering God.” And they’re real. As Ethan Cai…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | June 18, 2019
The infamous “hippie-tough-guy” hairstylist, who in September of 2018 stupidly, arrogantly, viciously roundhouse-kicked a pro-life demonstrator in…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | January 3, 2019
The Identity Politics Chickens have come home to roost. In a new piece published on December 31, Reason’s Robby Soave reports that the…
Ferlon Webster Jr. | October 19, 2018
In the name of transgender sensitivity, we should never ever say “pregnant women” anymore, because it’s just not inclusive enough… That is, unless…
P. Gardner Goldsmith | October 4, 2018
This is one of the most delightful, yet ethically challenging, follow-ups I’ve ever had the chance to write. Recall the piece and video I wrote…