Barbarians At the Campus Gate

seanessay.com I already knew about unbelievable student barbarians gathering at certain Canadian campuses: Trying to silence Canadian Professor Jordan Peterson when he is invited to campus to speak, even though he denies being transphobic.  Now, this week, I see it happening over in England, with students trying to get Professor Kathleen Stock fired. At least […]

Marxists infest the Prairie Campus

A fellow Albertan, Professor Jordan Peterson, makes an amazing claim: Professors who believe in “postmodernism” and/or “Marxism” (communism) make up much of the humanities faculty. Hard to believe, in this day and age, that professors still believe in Marxism, or in NeoMarxism. Is Peterson mistaken? Maybe not, hence I am reprinting part of my essay […]

Struggling In College Again

seanessay.com There were 182 helpful blog comments after a smart, well-liked college kid, whose blog I follow, reported failing university, big time, repeatedly. None of the comments advised on emotional or mental health, no, not after the first comment was from the girl’s father to discouraged such advice, saying she was getting adequate counselling already. […]

Fitting in to College

A US college student, who’s blog I follow, titled her piece: I regret to inform you all that I miss high school. Athena Scalzi, on her blog Whatever, (Dec 16, 2020) received 87 comments, most of them lengthy, over two days. Her readers  are mostly older nerds and science fiction fans. Smart, I mean. Yet […]

Craving One On One Conversation

essaysbysean.blogspot.com  Dear Derek, after your podcast interviews, (link) I’ve been thinking of what you said: You liked conversing with a lady Olympian who said, “I do not hang out.” You very much preferred one on one conversations that were not “hanging out.”. You would be so disappointed when a fellow would surprise you, after you […]

Distractions from Fear

seanessay.com  Dear Derek, (link) Greetings from the Great Plains. When you were asked why your famous successful peers didn’t give in to distractions, you said they stayed active because of “holding themselves in high regard.” To me, the flip side of that is not “normal regard,” it’s “low self esteem.”  Commentary What society doesn’t talk […]

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