Going against the grain is back in vogue, with individuals who have argued against conventional orthodoxy truly changing the world over the past few years. They have championed ideas that they feel are too important to keep shtum about, and have achieved enormous success by sticking to their guns and refusing to give in to the crushing consensus of established opinion. Coming at some personal cost, however, this success has not been easily won, and with the rise of “trigger warnings”, “no platforming”, and “safe spaces”, the threat to freedom of thought and speech is growing stronger, not weaker. That is why, five years ago, I founded The Contrarian Prize,...
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