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Ted Balaker
Does Cornell University Deserve Bill Maher’s Praise?
The Year of Freedom of Expression: The Evidence of Absence is Evidence
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Randy Wayne
Hollywood Won’t Let You Watch “Problematic” Movies
Will The Great Chill Freeze Jane’s Film?
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Ted Balaker

March 2024

Is “The Coddling” Movie an “Act of Privilege”?
Responding to campus questions
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Ted Balaker
Adam Sandler’s Animated "Leo" is the Right Amount of Wrong
"Crying's for weaklings"
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Ted Balaker
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Liberating Filmmakers: Why We’re Releasing Our Movie on Substack
The story behind "The Coddling of the American Mind" - Part 3
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Ted Balaker
Attack of the Eight Percenters: Why We’re Releasing Our Movie on Substack
The Story behind “The Coddling of the American Mind” - Part 2 of a 3-part series
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Ted Balaker
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February 2024

Filmmaking During the Great Chill: Why We’re Releasing Our Movie on Substack
The story behind “The Coddling of the American Mind” - Part 1
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Ted Balaker
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The "Coddling of the American Mind" Movie is Coming This Month!
Pre-order it today
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Ted Balaker
What if Will Ferrell’s Friend Were a Detransitioner?
A new Netflix film highlights Hollywood’s narrow appreciation of underrepresented voices
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Ted Balaker
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January 2024

The Chill is More Dangerous Than the Heat: 9 Hidden Truths about Groupthink and Cancel Culture
Reflections on Shiny Herd’s first birthday
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Ted Balaker
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That Better be a Stanley Cup You’re Sipping From! Homeschooling and the Freedom to be Uncool
Groupthink grabs us early
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Ted Balaker
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