James A. Lindsay

James Stephen Lindsay (born June 8, 1979), known professionally as James A. Lindsay, is an American author. He is known for the grievance studies affair, in which he, Peter Boghossian and Helen Pluckrose submitted hoax articles to academic journals in 2017 and 2018 to test scholarship and rigor in several academic fields. Lindsay has written several books including Cynical Theories (2020), which he co-authored with Pluckrose. He has promoted right-wing conspiracy theories such as Cultural Marxism and LGBT grooming conspiracy theories.

This article is about the American author. For other people, see James Lindsay (disambiguation).

James A. Lindsay
Lindsay at Turning Point USA's 2022 AmericaFest conference
Born
James Stephen Lindsay

Ogdensburg, New York, U.S.
Occupation
  • Author
Years active2017–present
Known forGrievance studies affair
Academic background
Education
  • Maryville High School
  • Tennessee Technological University (BS, MS)
  • University of Tennessee (Ph.D.)
ThesisCombinatorial Unification of Binomial-Like Arrays (2010)
Academic work
School or traditionConservatism, New Atheism
Main interestsCriticism of religion, postmodernism, critical race theory
Notable worksCynical Theories (2020)
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