Emile Yusupoff, Author at Uncommon Ground Media

Political Language: Why Nuance and Rhetoric Matter

December 6, 2017 | by Emile Yusupoff | 0 Comments

High-stakes political and social issues demand passion and a willingness to stand up to powerful interests. This is compatible with nuanced rhetoric. Read more

The Sexual Revolution is Not to Blame for Sexual Predators

October 19, 2017 | by Emile Yusupoff | 0 Comments

Attempting to connect the actions of sexual abusers like Harvey Weinstein to sexual permissiveness is not just wrong but repugnant and dangerous. Read more

Terrorism, Lone Wolves, and Double Standards: Why Definitions Matter

October 6, 2017 | by Emile Yusupoff | 0 Comments

In light of the Las Vegas shootings, is it possible to define terrorism in a way that avoids double standards and arbitrariness? Read more

Blade Runner And What It Means To Be Human

October 5, 2017 | by Emile Yusupoff | 0 Comments

In ‘Blade Runner’ an iconic movie about androids without empathy, the storytellers urge the audience to discover what it is that makes us human. There is obvious potential for Blade Runner 2049 to be botched. The ‘many years later’ sequel/prequel/remake doesn’t exactly have the best record (some being rehashes, others confused, and others just bad). […] Read more

Antisemitism and the Left: A Tumour’s a Tumour, No Matter How Small

September 27, 2017 | by Emile Yusupoff | 2 Comments

If antisemitism is restricted to a minority on the left, it's necessary to address it as a specific problem and one defined by its context on the left. Read more

Law and Sovereignty in the 21st Century

September 5, 2017 | by Emile Yusupoff | 0 Comments

Britain's sovereignty outside of EU was one of the main arguments for Brexit. However, post-Brexit Britain won't be considerably more sovereign. Read more

Trump, Corbyn, and the Trouble with Condemning ‘Both Sides’

August 16, 2017 | by Emile Yusupoff | 0 Comments

Donald Trump’s equal condemnation of violence on ‘both sides’ following the protests in Charlottesville highlight the inadequacy of such denunciation. Similar considerations apply to Jeremy Corbyn, who generically condemned ‘violence’ by ‘both sides’ in Venezuela, failing to distinguish between the government and opposition. If there is an asymmetry in wrongdoing, power, or the wrongness of […] Read more

Why I Am Not a Centrist, and Why You Shouldn’t Be Either

August 3, 2017 | by Emile Yusupoff | 0 Comments

Opposing both sides of rotten political debates does not mean trying to find a compromise with each of them. It means defending a radical alternative. Read more

The Corbyn Confusion: The Dangers of Leftist-Nationalist Fusionism

June 30, 2017 | by Emile Yusupoff | 0 Comments

Labour has formed a coalition of chaos among its own membership and voters. Corbynism is squatting on a time bomb of visions of Britain’s future. Read more