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High risk, low reward A challenge to the astronomical importance of existential risk mitig

Why implicit bias is not (just) in the head, and why that matters

Iran in transition – what is other nations’ “global” moral responsibility?

Hannah McHugh

The Queen is dead

The Elizabethan age is over. Like when Nietzche declared that ‘God is dead’, we Brits face an existential moment that is ours to define

Jonathan Spiegler

Abortion and the Natural Rights Tradition

In the recent Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion, the majority...

Hannah McHugh

Culture wars: who’s to blame- the ‘snowflake’ or the ‘microaggressor’?

Too often, we hear that culture wars are just a distraction. But, ignoring them won’t make them go away. How can we approach them better?

by Stefano Merlo

Is ‘cancel culture’ a threat to free speech?

Do recent perceived trends of cancellation or ostracism of those with odious views (so-termed cancel culture) pose a threat to free speech?

Climate change and the existential issue it raises

Nikhil Venkatesh

Empathy, sympathy and solidarity

Can powerful individuals really empathise with those in weaker positions? Should we rely on their empathy, or instead ask for solidarity?

Lukas Fuchs

What should universities do about now?

What is the purpose of universities? Do they exist to solve practical problems, or for some higher ideal?

Should government or health experts decide Covid19 policy? The case for depoliticization

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