A Letter on Justice and Open Debate
Some bright spots I&#x27;ve noticed in the past month or so in this area, for those who care both about justice and open debate:<p>- John Carmack signal boosting[1] Sarah Downey&#x27;s article &quot;This PC witch-hunt is killing free speech, and we have to fight it&quot;[2]<p>- The critical comments on the obligatory &quot;BLM&quot; post in r&#x2F;askscience[3]<p>- Glenn Loury&#x27;s response[4] to Brown University&#x27;s letter to faculty&#x2F;alumni about racial justice.<p>- The failure[5] of a group of folks to cancel Steven Pinker over accusations of racial insensitivity.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;ID_AA_Carmack&#x2F;status&#x2F;1279105937404579841" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;ID_AA_Carmack&#x2F;status&#x2F;1279105937404579841</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;@sarahadowney&#x2F;this-politically-correct-witch-hunt-is-killing-free-speech-and-we-have-to-fight-it-7ced038d33ae" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;@sarahadowney&#x2F;this-politically-correct-wi...</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;askscience&#x2F;comments&#x2F;gvc7k9&#x2F;black_lives_matter&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;askscience&#x2F;comments&#x2F;gvc7k9&#x2F;black_li...</a><p>[4] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.city-journal.org&#x2F;brown-university-letter-racism" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.city-journal.org&#x2F;brown-university-letter-racism</a><p>[5] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mobile.twitter.com&#x2F;sapinker&#x2F;status&#x2F;1279936590236790784" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mobile.twitter.com&#x2F;sapinker&#x2F;status&#x2F;12799365902367907...</a>