There are people here in the Bay Area who would look at such topics, and will pattern-match anything which isn't the Far Left party line, and immediately try to tar you with the worst names they can think of. The mindlessness of it is indeed breathtaking. I can understand the motivation behind certain current memes.
I'm not making any claim about the people to whom you're referring. I'm just asserting that it's disingenuous to claim that the topics Quillette covers are "taboo", given the breadth and number of publications who promote the exact same viewpoints.
No disagreement. We should be living in an open society where even unpleasant questions can be asked. We shouldn't be living in a society where force and coercion is used against "wrongthinkers."
- "Black American Culture and the Racial Wealth Gap"
- "Cultural Appropriation Isn't Real"
- "Is It Wrong To Blame Islam?"
- "Why Women Don't Code"
- "How an Anonymous Accusation Derailed My Life"
None of these are even remotely taboo to a center-to-right-leaning audience. Hell, even liberal publications are perfectly willing to take on these topics; here's a New York Times article literally called "Three Cheers for Cultural Appropriation"! https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/30/opinion/cultural-appropri...