Ralph Leonard, Author at Uncommon Ground

What’s Behind Britain’s Resistance to Multilingualism?

April 29, 2019 Ralph Leonard 0

Multilingualism is the norm for most of the world, and yet Britain falls so far behind in both tolerance of this and in reluctance to learn other languages.

Back to the Bad Old Days? Football, Racism and Raheem Sterling

December 17, 2018 Ralph Leonard 0

Does the abuse hurled at the footballer Raheem Sterling signify a return to the bad old days of Eighties racism? Or does it represent an excuse to slam the working

Marc Lamont Hill, CNN, free speech, Israel, Palestine

Marc Lamont Hill’s Firing Exposes the Right’s Hypocrisy on Free Speech

December 3, 2018 Ralph Leonard 0

The firing of Marc Lamont Hill demonstrates how the Right does not support free speech as much as it claims to.

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Freedom of Speech Includes the Right to Hear and Listen

November 22, 2018 Ralph Leonard 1

Freedom of speech does not only involve the rights of the person speaking, but the right of a person to listen and to hear as well.

Orientalism, racism, anti-Muslim bigotry, Islam, Muslims, Islamophobia

Islamophobia and the ‘Racism’ Factor

November 7, 2018 Ralph Leonard 3

Is Islamophobia simply a new permutation of racism? A closer examination at what racism is, and the many forms it has taken in the past, could clarify.

Edward Said, Orientalism, identity politics, Palestine, Islam, colonialism

Edward Said: The Out of Step Intellectual

October 17, 2018 Ralph Leonard 0

Widely misunderstood, but avant-garde, Edward Said has left a legacy of work that continues to hold relevance to thinkers navigating today’s muddy waters.

Australia, Saudi Arabia, Rebekha Sharkie, Cathy McGowan, feminism, political correctness,

Compromising on Universal Values: When is Enough, Enough?

September 24, 2018 Ralph Leonard 0

From covering up the naked statues of antiquity to apologising for feminist posters, at what point do we hold our ground and stand up for universal values?

gulags, soviet, trans activists, women's rights, terf, goldsmiths, lgbtq, lgbt

‘Compassionate’ Gulags: Goldsmiths’ LGBTQ Society’s Revisionism of Soviet Horrors

September 12, 2018 Ralph Leonard 0

Students at Goldsmiths’ LGBTQ society should be encouraged to read the actual history on soviet gulags and see them for what they really were–slavery.

Articles by Ralph Leonard

What’s Behind Britain’s Resistance to Multilingualism?

Back to the Bad Old Days? Football, Racism and Raheem Sterling

Marc Lamont Hill’s Firing Exposes the Right’s Hypocrisy on Free Speech

Freedom of Speech Includes the Right to Hear and Listen

Islamophobia and the ‘Racism’ Factor

Edward Said: The Out of Step Intellectual

Compromising on Universal Values: When is Enough, Enough?

‘Compassionate’ Gulags: Goldsmiths’ LGBTQ Society’s Revisionism of Soviet Horrors

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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