Philosopher and Author

Matthew Crawford

1 article 2017

Matthew Crawford is a philosopher, mechanic, and author known for his books 'Shop Class as Soulcraft' and 'The World Beyond Your Head,' which explore manual competence, attention, and political economy. He is a senior fellow at the University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. He contributed a piece to The Weekly Standard in 2017 on the topic of speech and expression.

You Can't Say That!

August 11, 2017 · Books and Art, Table of Contents, Political Correctness

It was in the mid-1980s that I first heard the term “politically correct,” from an older housemate in Berkeley. She had a couple glasses of wine in her and was on a roll, venturing some opinions that were outré by the local standards. I thought the term witty and took it for her own coinage, but in…