Opinion

The hypocrisy of Oxford academics invoking ‘academic freedom’ for Nathan Cofnas

Now, it cannot be clearer: ‘Academic freedom’ is only ever collectively invoked for those like Nathan Cofnas.

The hypocrisy of aestheticised wilderness

We seem to have been locked in an eternal attempt at domination over nature for millennia. My recent trip to Thailand shifted this into clear focus: perhaps the attempt was never really about humans over nature.

What does Pride mean to you? A reflection on identity

I was so excited to connect with the rest of the group through our shared enthusiasm and experiences. Eagerly, I contacted many other queer friends to join. Their responses would soon shock me.

Balanced by whose standards? Challenging the Pinsker Centre’s Israel policy trips

On 6th June, The Telegraph published an article outlining the abuse and criticism faced by Ben Ashworth, over his visit to Israel. The article describes the trip as “a fact-finding trip to better understand the Gaza conflict”. A closer examination of the trip itinerary, however, tells a different story.

Thanksgiving at Standing Rock

Across a lonely bridge in rural North Dakota spirals a length of gleaming razor wire. On one side, dozens of police officers stand in...

Peter Tatchell on LGBT suffrage, ethical outing, and receiving death threats

The prominent LGBT rights campaigner talks with John Maier about religious faith, his life’s work and why he can’t retire

One thing I’d change about Oxford… The Gladstone Link

Nicola Dwornik depicts daunting reality in the Gladstone Link

Liberalism can no longer ignore anti-globalisation

Electoral uprisings show us the reforms we must make

Judge not, lest ye be judged: Article 50

The government’s response to the media backlash against the ruling was inadequate

Editing genes: Can we? Should we?

The development of CRISPR paves the way for human gene therapy. Calum Stephenson argues that it is our moral duty to see it through.

Interview: Elspeth Garman

Professor Garman explains how she drives scientific progression from behind the scenes, the Garman limit, and the unintended difficulties with female quotas

Profile: Nicky Morgan

The Conservative former education secretary and minister for women on Brexit, grammar schools and unfulfilled promises

Stanford’s different standards

The academic communities in Stanford and Oxford contrast in attitudes towards humanities

Debate: Should the Union have hosted Corey Lewandowski?

Felix Pope and Freddy Potts debate whether or not the Oxford Union were right to have hosted Donald Trump's controversial former campaign manager

Mr Trump, who do you think you’re kidding?

Noah Lachs argues that it's a damaging fallacy to believe that because Donald Trump's movement is pro-Israel that it cannot also be anti-Semitic

The new left: a sinister disdain for free speech

Felix Clarke argues that the protest at the Oxford Union against Corey Lewandowski exposed the totalitarian underbelly of Oxford's 'progressive' left'

Antibiotic apocalypse

Considering the extent of the antibiotic resistance threat and what needs to be done

Poetry through a rose-tinted telescope

Lily Begg explores the cosmos

One thing I’d change about Oxford… Lectures

Safa Dar would change the mismatch between lectures and tutorial topics

Why there shouldn’t be a General Election in 2017

A General Election is undesirable due to uncertainty in the political landscape

Politics has changed, now the left need to adapt in order to keep up

The left needs to up their communication to credibly fight the right

Where does America go from here?

Zoe Fannon explores how Donald Trump won and argues that American liberals need to step up to their democratic responsibility now more than ever

America’s values will survive President Trump

Alastair Pearson argues that the American Republic is well-equipped with the means to respond to Trump’s authoritarianism

Was Tuesday night really such an upset?

Bernard Stanford argues that had we paid better heed to the warning signs, we would not have been so shocked by Trump's victory

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