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Hardcore Hate: Pornography’s Impact on Men and Women

November 9, 2017 | by Jo Bartosch | 5 Comments

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

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

November 8, 2017 | by Guest Writer | 8 Comments

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? Read more

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

November 8, 2017 | by Dan Fisher | 12 Comments

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

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

November 6, 2017 | by Scott Davies | 1 Comments

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

Return Political Conversation to Principles, Not Identities

November 6, 2017 | by Christine Louis-Dit-Sully | 2 Comments

Focusing on identities in our political conversations is divisive and restrictive. How can we shift the conversation back to principles? Read more

Battle of Wits: How We Can Ensure Donald Trump Doesn’t Win a Second Term

October 31, 2017 | by Joe James Davis | 0 Comments

If impeachment is not an option, how can we leverage the power of ideas to ensure that Donald Trump does not win another four years in office? Read more

Blood Thieves: Claims of Vampire Attacks in Malawi

October 30, 2017 | by Leo Igwe | 0 Comments

The murder in Malawi of people suspected to be 'blood thieves', or vampires, has made international headlines. Why do these superstitions persist? Read more

Are Miracles Possible?

October 30, 2017 | by Angelos Sofocleous | 0 Comments

Miracles are inconsistent with the idea of God and we have no reason to believe miracle testimony, despite it being used to prove God's existence. Read more

From Nation-States to EU-States: the Case of Catalonia

October 22, 2017 | by Vladan Lausevic | 0 Comments

The situation in Catalonia shows a process of modern state development 25 years after the early period of globalisation and European political integration. Read more

Why Has Venezuela’s Collapse Become An Overlooked Crisis?

October 20, 2017 | by Scott Davies | 0 Comments

The nation of Venezuela is headed toward economic and social collapse, yet there is little international attention being paid to the ongoing crisis. Venezuela’s economic and social crisis continues unabated. The decline started under the rule of Hugo Chavez in 1999 and accelerated upon his death in 2013. Under the rule of successor Nicolas Maduro, […] Read more

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