June 2018 - Uncommon Ground

Fighting To Remain – London’s March Of The Penguins

June 28, 2018 George Suchett-Kaye 0

The recent pro-Remain march in London was not about demanding a vote on the Brexit deal, but a push to repeal the Brexit vote itself. Every year, at the beginning of

The Quipu Project – Exposing A Woman’s Darkest Hour In Peru

June 26, 2018 George Suchett-Kaye 0

The Quipu Project is a human rights initiative helping indigenous women fight back against forced sterilization.

A More Just And Equitable Capitalism Is Possible. Here’s How.

June 25, 2018 Paul Crider 0

Kim Kelly wrote a history of capitalism in Teen Vogue. Here’s what it got right, what it got wrong, and the progressive role of capitalism in historical development. Kim Kelly has presented a pretty

Science and Faith: Is There Really a Conflict? – A Conversation with Professor Tom McLeish

June 25, 2018 Scott Jacobsen 2

Science and faith are often seen as battling each other for dominance. Is it possible for them to coexist?

Has ‘Trans Rights’ Become Homophobia’s New Idiom?

June 25, 2018 Terri Murray 3

In his 4 September Daily Beast article, Jay Michaelson painted a misleading picture of radical feminists and Conservative Christians allied by their intolerance for Transgender people. Importantly, Michaelson’s claims cannot be

Left In The Cold – The Freeze Response And Rape Victims

June 25, 2018 George Suchett-Kaye 0

How ignorance of the freeze response in cases of rape can lead to prejudiced assumptions and a failure in justice for the victims. You are probably aware of the so-called

Gulnaz, Afghanistan, Kimberley Motley, feminism, women's rights, human rights, Islam

Of Superheroes and Humans: Kimberley Motley’s Fight for Human Rights in Afghanistan

June 22, 2018 Sarah Mills 0

Attorney Kimberley Motley shares her creative approaches to justice for women in Afghanistan and the psychological toll of her most harrowing cases.

Ramin Hossein Panahi – Kurdish Dissident In Iran To Die Today

June 22, 2018 Scott Jacobsen 0

As young Kurdish Iranian dissident Ramin Hossein Panahi heads to his death, a look at the desperate efforts, locally and internationally to save him. According to the Iran Human Rights

reason, rationality, empiricism, ideology, leftism, centrism

Empiricism, Ideology, and the Left: Returning to the Roots of Reason

June 21, 2018 Ilana R. Akresh 4

The modern Left seems to have abandoned empiricism in favour of ideology. What reforms could be undertaken to return to reason-based inquiry?

monogamy, incels, Jordan Peterson, sexual revolution, promiscuity

What Does Jordan Peterson’s Enforced Monogamy Actually Look Like? | Beatrice Louis

June 19, 2018 Beatrice Louis 10

Monogamy enforced by social norms is an easily observable phenomenon in many parts of the world–and its consequences are deadly.

Month: June 2018

Fighting To Remain – London’s March Of The Penguins

The Quipu Project – Exposing A Woman’s Darkest Hour In Peru

Science and Faith: Is There Really a Conflict? – A Conversation with Professor Tom McLeish

Has ‘Trans Rights’ Become Homophobia’s New Idiom?

Left In The Cold – The Freeze Response And Rape Victims

Of Superheroes and Humans: Kimberley Motley’s Fight for Human Rights in Afghanistan

Ramin Hossein Panahi – Kurdish Dissident In Iran To Die Today

Empiricism, Ideology, and the Left: Returning to the Roots of Reason

What Does Jordan Peterson’s Enforced Monogamy Actually Look Like? | Beatrice Louis

What Does Jordan Peterson’s Enforced Monogamy Actually Look Like? | Beatrice Louis

For a New Left | Dan Fisher

The Spread of Anti-Christian Hatred in Egypt | Tara Abhasakun

Cults and Terrorism: Can We Establish Parallels Between Noxious Belief Systems? | Sarah Mills

The Need for an Expanded Theory of Mind in an Era of Increasing Polarisation | Angelos Sofocleous