PRIVACY POLICY

Using the distinction between truth and reality, the political issue of the normalisation of controversial symbols and rhetoric is explored.

The US Supreme Court has overturned the right to abortion. This provokes a question: should unelected judges or the People determine rights?

The pandemic has shown the strength of collectivity. Can schools do more to shift moral focus from individualism towards the common good?

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

Revolutionary socialists have long argued crisis hails an opportunity for economic change. Which societal changes should Covid hail in?

Are we using the same word to describe both bodily violence and illegal damage to property? What are the implications of this on protests?

How can suspended democracies represent our interests? In less stable states with socioeconomic instability, which interests are legitimate?

How ought we adjudicate between the discomfort of those who feel statues represent oppressive views, and those who value attachment to them?

On statues: do philosophers' recent interpretations of activists and preservationists expose a disconnect between philosophy and reality?

Does the closing of borders due to CoVid19 signal states are inherently nationalistic? Or are globalists right to emphasise interdependence?

Moral philosophy seeks answers to the toughest choices we face, such as tragic decisions between who lives and dies. Is this possible?

Can states legitimately choose lives or the economy? Yes, but only if they respect a democratic duty to test and publish rates of infection.

In response to the CoVid-19 crisis, the US has responded with unfair blaming and scapegoating. Why is this, and, when is blame justified?

‘Do as I say, not as I do’ After a series of resignations by high profile lockdown breakers, Nikhil asks: can hypocrites still be critics?

The left has experienced much recent success but is this at the sinister cost of committing to the right's restrictive immigration stance?

If CoViD-19 is 'the great leveler' of citizens, why then are the effects are felt so disproportionately by the most vulnerable?

'Unskilled' workers are now essential. Health workers have become our heroes. Why did we not recognise these people before?

With current restrictions making many of us miss our freedom, this piece argues that we may be able to regain it through new understanding.