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Month: November 2017

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How Many Empire State Buildings Could the US Fill with its Daily Petrol Consumption?

November 10, 2017 Guest Writer 0

Trump claimed the Paris Agreement would only empower the world’s top polluters. But how much petrol does the US actually use compared to other economies? 

blasphemy, indonesia, atheism, human rights, ID card
International

Indonesia Relaxes Religious Requirements on ID Cards

November 10, 2017 Dan Fisher 0

In a move that has earned praise from human rights activists, courts have struck down a law imposing a religious identity upon citizens of Indonesia. A law that required Indonesian

dual citizenship, election, liberal party, malcolm turnbull, australia
International

Coalition in Crisis: Will Malcolm Turnbull survive?

November 9, 2017 Scott Davies 0

The ongoing dual citizenship saga is the latest in a series of crises which have imperilled Malcolm Turnbull’s position as Australian Prime Minister.

 gender equality, pornography, sex, sexism, misogyny
Health

Hardcore Hate: Pornography’s Impact on Men and Women

November 9, 2017 Jo Bartosch 5

We need to face up to pornography’s damaging effect on attitudes towards sex and sexual equality, argues Critical Sisters’ Jo Bartosch.

Texas, David Patrick Kelley, Google, Infowars, Russia, fake news
Main Story

Google Promoted Misinformation About Texas Gunman

November 9, 2017 Sarah Mills 0

Google search results promoted false information regarding Texas shooter Devin Patrick Kelley, suggesting he was a Muslim convert and radical leftist.

blasphemy, national secular society, free speech, life of brian, charlie hebdo
Main Story

‘Life of Brian,’ 38 Years On: De Facto Blasphemy is Alive and Well

November 8, 2017 Guest Writer 8

It is now 38 years since Monty Python’s ‘Life of Brian’ was released in November 1979, despite protests. But are we truly free to engage in blasphemy today?

philosophy, postmodernism, metamodernism, left-wing
Main Story

Is Metamodernism the Answer to Postmodernism? – For a New Left

November 8, 2017 Dan Fisher 12

Can Metamodernism, based in the exchange and continual revision of ideas, offer an alternative to the cultural problems of postmodernism and relativism?

abortion, charities, effective altruism, malaria, philosophy, environment
Main Story

Can Effective Altruism Reduce Suffering?

November 7, 2017 Christopher Haggarty-Weir 0

Effective altruism teaches us how we can viably handle the world’s most challenging problems by making maximal usage of our skills and resources.

anti-intellectualism, lived experience, Munroe Bergdorf, logical fallacies, free speech
Main Story

Anti-Intellectualism and Appeals to ‘Lived Experience’

November 7, 2017 Terri Murray 6

The ‘appeal to lived experience’ as part of a wider anti-intellectual trend is stifling public debate. Should subjective experience override facts?

South China Sea, China, Chinese communist party, Xi Jinping
International

Xi Jinping’s China: How Should the West Respond?

November 6, 2017 Scott Davies 1

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power at the recent Communist Party congress has significant implications for Western nations.

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