Pinker–Rufo Alliance for Campus Reform

The Buckingham manifesto is co‑signed by figures who disagree on methods—Steven Pinker favoring institutional autonomy and Chris Rufo favoring government intervention—but unite on the goal of rebalancing social‑science inquiry. This creates a rare cross‑ideological pact around both opening 'forbidden' topics and formalizing the study of 'woke' ideology. — An unusual coalition signals a workable reform lane that could reshape university governance and research norms beyond standard left–right lines.