Archive - Critical Rice Theory

Transgender Women in Sports

A recent poll by the NY Post found that 79% of respondents think transgender female athletes (defined as people who were “male at birth but who…

Mar 26 •

February 2025

The value of human life

“Human life has infinite value” is the axiom at the heart of poor policy decisions, funding misallocation, and the downstream disorder observed in…

Feb 6 •

December 2024

The fertility rate can't be fixed

I’ve read with great interest theories on the collapsing birthrate — it’s the Rorschach test of our times.

Dec 24, 2024 •

October 2024

Prop K: who wants to ban cars from a road?

Proposition K on November’s ballot asks San Francisco voters whether we want to permanently close the Upper Great Highway (UGH) to cars in favor of…

Oct 22, 2024 •

Fix demand to fix homelessness

Common proposals to fix San Francisco’s homelessness problem usually address supply.

Oct 15, 2024 •

September 2024

Identifying Incels

A few influencers are getting rich by appealing to insecure young men, telling them that their lack of success with women is 100% the fault of women.

Sep 11, 2024 •

August 2024

The Trans Debate

I haven’t said much publicly about transgender issues because those who are on my “side” politically (I’ve been cast as right-wing, you see) have been…

Aug 7, 2024 •

June 2024

Spoil the Child

My mom told me a story when I was seven, about a boy whose parents gave him everything he wanted, whenever he wanted it.

Jun 14, 2024 •

May 2024

Fight China like you mean it

Politicians have correctly identified China as the primary rival of the United States.

May 15, 2024 •

April 2024

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