This is complete insanity. I am paying for my son’s college education out of pocket and Peter is exactly the type of professor I want teaching him.

This dude jumped on a major grenade, and his group is doing some of the most important work of our time.

What the hell, he did this research with suspicion of bad research and his suspicions were confirmed! And now he is the one being reprimanded!? This is a bad look for the university's in the US.

Never would’ve imagined there were so many children in Academia who insist on clinching their eyes shut and screaming, “there is no elephant in the room!” Thank you for doing the work you all are doing. 🙏

Peter, you have done so much to maintain a presence of sanity on the PSU campus. You have had a net positive impact on so many students over the years and you absolutely do not deserve this sort of attack. I want to thank you for your teachings on critical thinking of which I will carry forever into my own future classroom environments. You have the support of all of us who have ever taken your courses.

I'm absolutely horrified that this is the way the PSU is choosing to deal with this matter. Persecution of Peter Boghossian (and no doubt his colleagues soon thereafter) is absolutely shameful, particularly given the purpose of the 'study' that Peter and his team were undertaking, and WHY they were undertaking it. Anybody with eyes to see, ears to hear and a brain to understand should be able to see the value of what was learned throughout this process. Just shameful.

Stay strong and always remember that the truth is on your side. These people are modern day McCarthyists, trying to attack individuals when they can't rebut their arguments. Remember who you are, and where you are, and why you are. We're behind you!

man if PB goes down, all of us who have benefited in the form of knowledge as a result of his bravery need to put a serious crowdfunding effort into immediate action.

So the inquisition begins. PSU has no choice but to challenge the heresy you have displayed in challenging the peer review process, a process they hold as sacred and believe to be righteous. No one likes to have their beliefs challenged in their own place of worship and you have done precisely that. In the face of all the lies and absurd bias you folks have exposed, I'd like to say thank you for doing what you did. Bravo. If you need any support from us in the community who value truth and reason, please let us know how we can help.

As an academic myself, I can imagine how stressful this is for you. Nobody likes getting called into meetings with committees or with administrators for any reason. It is just about the most stressful thing that can happen to any of us. But you and your coauthors are serving the greater good, and speaking the truth about a very corrupt system. You were working together to prove a very important point. How else can any of us effect some kind of positive change and a return to rationality and scholarly integrity?

It's disgusting that they're trying to punish Pete. What you guys have done is absolutely brilliant and necessary. You've done it with humour and a soft approach. That's so much more decent than the devide post modern philosophy has caused in western societies since its inception. We are all at the brink of collapse and you guys and girl are a shimmer of hope. In support always!!!

As a current student of PSU, please don’t leave!! We need more professors like you!! :(

If you end up out of a job, put up a Kickstarter for your bills. You have support here.

everyone expected the social justice inquisition!

If they kick him out, this may actually become the final straw that destroys grievance studies. Their time is overdue; the resistance in academia is getting stronger every day. If they really want to escalate, this will destroy their pseudo-scholarship even faster.

Hi Dr. Boghossian - I'm a graduate of the PSU graduate school of Social Work. They don't GET that you really are an ally, and I'm angry about this. I have provided them with countless hours of free labor as a Field Instructor. I have your back. You, Helen, and James are providing an important service. They need to grow up and stop being so fragile. They talk about an Anti-Oppressive Practice Model, having abandoned an Empowerment model which is more effective and honest. You should NOT be out of a job. That makes me angry as a graduate who is frequently asked for funding.

The emperor does not like his nakedness revealed.

This is a blatantly obvious witch hunt.

The internet has your back, Peter! I guarantee you will never have to fear for your livelihood.

You guys did a WONDERFUL THING! Exposes what colleges are today, no matter what comes out of this you have so many people behind you. Remember they try to silence those in which they can’t control! I remember when I first heard about this, you guys made it CRYSTAL CLEAR you were not right wing, but more liberal & you just wanted to expose the truth. I think this is so important for all of us to remember. There was a time not so long ago when politics did not matter, that people could have friends of every race, culture, political affiliation and that was NORMAL. We have to go back there, because that is how we take this state, country & world! That is what those people are most afraid of! Because they know once we figure out we are stronger UNITED they will never win. We all just want truth, you guys did a great job exposing the corruption in schools. Now WE ALL NEED TO STAND BEHIND YOU!

So instead of addressing the flaws you've exposed, they will try to punish the people who exposed them, because they "interacted with human beings" and "fabricated data"? That was the point. Because there's not criteria for thruth in the fields of study/journals they submitted their work to.

I can’t believe this video was suggested to me by KZfaq and then I go and play it to find out Peter is my old professor! 😱 I loved his class! I’ve since moved to Georgia and can’t believe I’ve never heard of this. Belated congratulations, Sir!

I was in his undergraduate department and I am so proud to hear about his work! It's not about political garbage, or some identity issue! It's about solipsism running rampant and knowledge becoming a fuzzy alogical feeling not a scientific fact. This place is the nerve center for ultra leftist intersectionality, PSU was a good school, I wish it still was...

superb series. really looking forward to the full documentary

I stand with all three of you because you three are intellectually honest. "It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong." Voltaire

This is the email I am sending. Feel free to send it yourself if you can't/don't want to write your own. We must fight for Peter. To whom it may concern: I am writing this letting on behalf of Peter Boghossian regarding his hearing with the IRB for an alleged ethics violation. The alleged violation stems from the investigative studies he conducted within what could be called the "grievance studies" disciplines in the university system. The point of his exercise was to expose the lack of true scholarship, showing that if a paper falls within a certain ideological framework, that certain journals will publish the work, even if the research is not scientific and/or accurate. Your university can try to sweep this under the rug by labelling what Dr. Boghossian did as unethical, and there may be a kernel of truth to that, but you are vastly missing the big picture here. What Dr. Boghossian exposed is a clear example of anti-intellectual dogma that is being touted as quality research, and more importantly is being taught to impressionable minds. If Dr. Boghossian is disciplined, or removed from his position, there will be overwhelming negative publicity, and the integrity of your school will be seriously called into question. Remember what happened when Missouri University had negative press due to their capitulation to the activist disciplines; parents stopped sending their kids there, and the university lost a lot of money. www.columbiatribune.com/news/20170515/university-of-missouri-enrollment-to-decline-more-than-7-percent-400-jobs-to-be-eliminated "The university has studied the issue and now sees that it is almost all due to negative publicity since the demonstrations, said Pelema Morrice, vice provost for enrollment. 'It is clear from what we learned thus far that the vast majority of our undergraduate enrollment concerns are closely tied to our public perception issues throughout the state and throughout the country,' he said." Please do not discipline Dr. Boghossian. You must allow the very fair criticism of the grievance studies departments to continue. The truth will always win, and Dr. Boghossian has the truth on his side. You cannot silence these concerns forever.

These are really compelling. Such a great channel.

The fact Peter operates with such transparency is HUGE. Keep that video record going, keep sharing on the Worldwide Web. I just ordered his "Having Conversations..." book yesterday.

What you guy's are doing is so important. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I took a class with this Professor and he was probably one of my favorite professors because he taught well and had me really think behind the idea of science and pseudoscience as well as seeing how far people will go for titles. He was by far the best professor I had at PSU and just because he is fighting the system he shouldn’t be silenced

Get back on JRE. This need attention.

This project is so important, thank you all for exposing all this!

A frightening situation to be in. This is why people are afraid to speak across the Western World. We are truly at war with these people.

Much love from Dallas! Any school who doesn't appreciate your work doesn't deserve you!! You guys are legends!!!

Heresay must be punished! This religious cult becomes more obvious by the day.

You guys are doing such important work❤️be brave!

Chilling stuff!

"Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence. Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle." -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Keep normal daily routine, sleep well, eat well, workwork if you work out etc. Stay strong

As a parent, I am watching this abuse of power closely and choosing a college for our children accordingly.

Surely some blame would HAVE to fall on the journals who published the papers. Stay strong, Pete.

Keep fighting, you are doing awesome work!

Peter, tell us how we can help you, just let us know. We are all ready to fight for high standards and good research, both inside and outside the Academia

You absolutely cannot concede or apologize. Do not in any way accept any fault or admit to any mistake. Do not even entertain the idea that you might've caused offense or that you even care that offense is taken. If one of them looks at you and goes "c'mon, you went a little far" you tell them that you didn't go far enough. These people double down because they have a hard time dealing with conviction. They have so little self-respect and so much self-doubt that they crumble in the face of arrogant superiority and complete confidence.

Hopefully there is some sort of whistleblower protection in Oregon. This wasn't a study of humans under the IRB, it was an expose of fradulent journals.

This documentary is brilliant. What these three intellectually honest people did. They demonstrate courage putting themselves on the line professionally

I have been showing and directing as many people as possible towards these articles. So far people think this is insane and needs to be stopped. You have much more support than you know.

Keep the fight! 💪💪💪

Orwellian

Good luck. Thank you for putting yourself in this position. You are standing for what's right, and that's most important.

Anyone interested in truth and honesty in the Academy need to support Dr. Boghossian!

PSU is not ready for this shitstorm. We're all with you, prof.

Mr. Bogfossian is a hero for all reasonable people all over the world and deserves the support of all of us. Mail Portland State, as ive done, and ask them to reconsider their path of selfdestruction. This is absolute bs, and they should be called out on it, loud, clear and anywhere.

Were any economists disciplined for their role in advocating for the risk modelling techniques or derivatives that led to the GFC crash of 2007/2008? No. Were any political scientists or international relations airheads disciplined for advocating for the Iraq war, or any other exercise in inane interventionism? No. Do departments across North America that pump out unreadable ideological gibberish (much of which sits behind pricy publisher paywalls, no less!) receive lots of government funding that would in all likelihood be better spent elsewhere in a time of inequality, climate change, and the like? Indeed. This fellow published a few bogus articles to highlight the incredibly low standard of scholarship in certain fields? Hold the fort! An example of academic bureaucracy at its worst and prioritization of public relations over integrity.

James Lindsay: sexiest man alive Peter Boghossian: arbiter of parrhesia Helen Pluckrose: the voice of an angel. I love these brilliant people. Thank you Mike Nayna for documenting this.

Keep up the good fight.

I see that the only just way through this is to take some of the Peer review to court and sue them, You will need to get this funded with the use of public funding online. I feel sure that due to the strength of feeling on your behalf that we will be eager to support you with finances. The only way is to go to court and to get your government involved at the highest level, Congress should look into this, this is a huge educational scandal at the highest level, your Universities! My God this involves our kids futures and their education! We do not want them to be taught total shit! You are all heroes to me ... you MUST FIGHT BACK! (From Scotland UK

I think what you guys are doing will help save higher education in the long run. This is out of control. Good for you and stay strong!

As a researcher, I strongly support your work. IRB has no say in your work! There was no "informed" consent!

Stay strong Peter! :/

It usually goes badly for whistle blowers. Thanks you for your courage..wishing you all well. It may lead to something unexpected and bigger. Hope you can use the experience for your benefit in dome way. Stay strong you are hero's (and heroine).

They are so confused. He did not commit, but rather uncover ethical misconduct, and a grand scale, systematic one at that.

We are proud of you.

I stand with you, Professor, as any philosopher worth their salt does.

If you guys set up a "Go fund me" for his legal fees I would be more than happy to contribute. Since the academy doubled down its time to take it to the courts. I think its incredibly brave that Peter Boghossian knew ahead of time that this could impact his personal life but went through with it anyway in the name of bringing truth to light. Its inspiring to the silent majority that there are so many leaders right now risking it all in the name of honesty, integrity and truth.

The Emperor REALLY DOESN'T like being told he has no clothes...

I'm a recently graduated PhD in Mech Eng from McGill, Montreal, where victimhood is contagious, logic is only social, and equity oppresses -- stay strong, stay the course and please write a field guide for defeating this cancer at the heart of academia. Peace!

This is ridiculous. The "subjects" were only doing the job that they had already consented to(reviewing papers and judging their validity). They would be preforming that action with or without your submitting of the placebo papers. There is no conceivable way that they were exposed to anything that would alter their life in any way. This is like every customer needing to ask for consent from the chef if it would be alright if they ordered a cheeseburger. Of course its okay, he's a chef, he consented when he accepted the job.

The best academic lawyer in Portland. The university is a little institution, the law is bigger. You are playing the long game. And you have a lot of friends watching.

Im behind you guys 100%! We can not sit back and let things get worse. If there is anything i can do to help please let me know

I stand with you.

Gonna try and write that letter.

Peter Boghossian is a hero. The man risked so much for this.

I say we make this go VIRAL and blast these allegations and the kangaroo court to hell!! We got you back Pete!

May the purifying light of Truth guide you.

Do we have an epilogue yet? Imho Boghossian deserves indelible tenure and a badge of honor for helping expose a problem that negatively affects all of society.

This will not stand. There will and should be outrage if he comes under ANY misfortune for what they did.

Dr Boghossian you should record and document ALL interviews, texts, emails and other correspondences just so you can prove or disprove if they have done things to attack your credibility and livelihood for political reasons and not for the proper academic ones. Even if you are not allowed to film anything you should still voice record everything, even if it's in secret.

Wow.

Glad I was in STEM. The humanity department’s seemed like a church more than a university.

It had to be done!

Wish you the best in life!

Good luck Peter

Just a thought: what if it were possible to find other papers that 'deal with human subjects' that were published via PSU social justice oriented professors that likewise did not get IHB approval? They would be forced to ignore those papers, revealing their bias, to let this whole thing with Peter slide because there is precedent, or to retroactively punish the other authors who, like Peter, did not get IHB approval and dealt with human subjects in a similar fashion. If such papers are revealed there is NO positive outcome for the IHB and PSU

Totally unrelated to the actual content but the credit music reminds me of Chaos Theory.

1. Not an IRB-relevant issue. 2. The infamous resume racial discrimination study didn't tell hiring managers they were in a study.

Any update on this? Support for Prof. Peter Boghossian.

i hope he secretly recorded the audio from the meeting

Any timeline for future action on the board’s part?

Stay strong man, I wish the media would pick up on this story more.

Guess we gotta start sending emails

As a former Viking, I am sorry this is happening to you, I hope this sheds light on your project even further. Time to put words to action people!

Man do I wish Hitchens was here to comment on all of this.

This is complete garbage, lawyer up, I guarantee you can find some badass attorney that will take this on pro bono.

Badge of honour Doctor. The Pharisee’s see their control of the temple wavering. You have both the law and court of public opinion on your side!

Making a martyr of Peter would be a serious mistake. PSU should be defunded if they do this. The only people qualified to do such an audit are academics. The only way for such an audit to be done is in this manner. To fire Peter would be to ban any conclusive auditing of the University research process. This should absolutely result in defunding any universities that support this.

Whatever you do, take a lawyer (or two) in the room with you.

Hey pete your union has to vigourous defend you, you should sue them for every penny. Your state probably has strong union laws.

Lawsuit.

Has there been any updates on this?