Tag: Woke

You've probably seen charts showing a dramatic rise in the frequency of terms like 'racist' and 'sexist' in the media. Analysing millions of articles, David Rozado finds the same 'woke hockey stick' in academia.

A new survey reveals that 85% of Canadian academics are left-wing. When asked what they'd do if students made a petition against one of their colleagues, 40% of left-wing academics said they'd support the petition.

Britain's largest funder of scientific research is wasting money on phoney self-flagellation around racism. For the second time in two years, the Wellcome Trust has designated itself "institutionally racist".

Andrew Doyle, the host of Free Speech Nation on GB News, has written a book called The New Puritans in which he compares ‘woke’ outrage mobs to the witch hunters of 17th Century Salem. Read an excerpt.

Science, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious scientific journals, is going woke. They recently published an article titled ‘How astrophysics helped me embrace my nonbinary gender identity’.

American medicine has abandoned meritocracy. Black students are seven times more likely to be admitted to medical school than similarly qualified white students, and nine times more likely than Asian students.

At one point, Jacinda Arden was hailed as the global face of progressive politics. Now, the New Zealand Labour Party is facing a wipe out at the next election. Is this a cautionary tale for other would-be woke leaders?

Nature was once the world's most prestigious scientific journal. Yet in the last few years, it has become increasingly woke. The latest example is a bizarre article suggesting fat people contribute to "diversity".

Ed West has written a searing criticism of the modern obsession with 'values' and the twee ephemera of popular culture as the supposed foundation of British identity.

58% of consumers would prefer that brands simply pay their taxes, treat people fairly and respect the environment – almost four times more than want brands to support woke causes, a survey finds.