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Philosophy and Technology: Science’s moral afflictions
On March 28th in a dingy Manhattan courtroom, unrepentant crypto-mogul Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison. This landmark sentence came after an appeal by his lawyers...
2024: The year of elections
In his classic 19th-century work Democracy in America, the politician-cum-philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville looked...
“Diesmal schweigen wir nicht!” (“We won’t be silent this time”)
Germany’s right-wing factions push forward
In another spectacular repeat of European history, a group of...
Oliver Twist, a Sceptical 9th Grader, and an Orthodox Monastery: The Making of a New Generation in Northern Kosovo
Eager hands reach toward the ceiling as children at the Ismail Qemali school in...
Tristram Hunt: the Politics of Repatriation
If you came here for a vicious takedown or a strident defence of Tristram...
Beyond the Etonians: Simon Kuper’s Chums in today’s Oxford
"If the structure of undergraduate life then had such adverse outcomes and is so worthy of condemnation – and the structure fundamentally hasn’t changed – what does that imply for Oxford now?"
‘Doomer politics’: The death spiral of Russian civil society
"The end of doomer politics will require the ideal scenario of regime change, and then that the West actually demonstrate to Russians that there is a workable alternative to the way their country is run."
A Month of Reconnection: Ramadan Practices in a Post-COVID World
"But more importantly, the cohesion of the Muslim community, the ummah, and the congregational aspect of worship has been threatened."
Raging against the dying of the light: what the DUP’s predicament tells us about the state of unionism in Northern Ireland
"But on 5th May 2022, when Northern Ireland goes to the polls to elect representatives to its legislature, the DUP is expected to have its long shadow over Northern Irish politics substantially shortened. Polls have consistently shown the party’s leader – Sir Jeffery Donaldson – as the most unpopular of the Northern Irish political leaders, and the party has been embattled by resurgent intra-community political rivals."
“Not your best Judy”: The gay man’s misogyny
Fiónn McFadden discusses the problem of misogyny among gay men and how it relates to the stereotype of the "gay best friend".
A critique of the critique ‘industry plant’
Aarthee Pari discusses the meaning of the term 'industry plant' and its validity as a critique of musicians.
Flinching before a dead god
God is Dead, but lots of us miss him.
We look for his shadow in astrological charts, turn that shadow into beams of light that...
“Now it’s just around the corner”: Impacts of the Russo-Ukrainian crisis in Romania
Jack Twyman interviews Florin Misiuc, a member of the Romanian diaspora, on the effects of the conflict in Ukraine as felt in Romania.
Voices from Ukraine
CW: War, violence, death
Seeing everything going on in Ukraine at the moment, I was struck by the fact that one thing stayed constant, the...
A letter from Lviv, Ukraine
CW: Mentions of violence, trauma, death.
This article was written on the 26th of February.
As I am writing this, millions of people in Kyiv are...
Chiang Kai-shek must fall: An introduction to fallism in Taiwan
Charlie Croft discusses the legacy of Chiang Kai-shek and the dispute about whether his statues should be taken down in Taiwan.
What’s in a name? Buildings and the politics of nomenclature
Elena Rotzokou discusses the culture wars surrounding the naming (and renaming) of buildings in Oxford and beyond, and examines the meanings that these names carry.
The 2022 Midterms: An oversimplified guide to why Democrats are (probably) screwed
It is a truth universally acknowledged that an American politician in possession of a House or Senate seat must be perpetually engaged in campaigning....
The rise, fall, and ambiguous resurgence of Lin-Manuel Miranda
Even if you’ve never heard of Lin-Manuel Miranda, you’ve likely heard of at least one of his works: In the Heights, Bring it On:...
