The charms of authoritarian systems are real and democracy will need to change if it is going to survive.
Robert Sapolsky's book Determined aims at proving the non-existence of Free Will - but it fails.
An exploration of what it means to be middle-class and the dangers of allowing the welfare state to become subject to undemocratic elites.
Scottish independence may be inevitable, but it won't be easy. Conflict and confusion are highly likely, but there's a solution: talk.
What is the case for claiming we are all equal? How can we be equal if we are different? What does it mean to be an equal citizen? These are some of the questions I try to answer.
An alternative philosophical analysis of economics, towards a non teleological conception of the good.
Peter Oborne powerfully documents the lies of Boris Johnson in his book The Assault on Truth. But when did lying in politics really begin? Can the oligarchy that runs the UK really be expected to tell the truth?
Vasily Grossman's dilogy Stalingrad // Life and Fate is one of the greatest novels of all time.
Why has politics become some thing others do on our behalf? Why have we so cheaply abandoned citizenship and democracy? Why do we only align ourselves to the stars?