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Lessons from the Last Empire of Iran May 12, 2025

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Despite the uncertainties and tensions that characterize modern political life, we would do well to remember that the future we want is never the future we actually get, and that civilisation will outlast the fragility of politics.

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The Thunder from Down Under May 09, 2025

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If Bach was the sound of God whistling while he worked, AC/DC was the sound of God ordering another round in a strip club on Saturday night.

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For Our Own Good, We All Need a Glimpse of the Evil Queen May 08, 2025

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I have never seen a dream present something I believed to be untrue.

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Against the Tyranny of Opinionated Ignorance May 08, 2025

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Let us not confuse the freedom to speak with the freedom to mislead.

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When Good Academics Do Bad Things May 06, 2025

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In a speech at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law, Jonathan Kay shared insights from investigating a controversy at the university's teachers college. The story involves Margaret Munn, a middle-aged educator who faced backlash for questioning the concept of "decolonization" in a course titled "Indigenous Education: Towards a Decolonizing Pedagogy." Munn was reported to the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee and faced potential expulsion for her views. However, a UWO tribunal eventually ruled in her favor, citing violations of free speech. The editor’s investigation highlights the institutional pressures and the complex dynamics of academic environments focused on decolonization and social justice.

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The Settlers: An Incomplete Portrayal May 06, 2025

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Louis Theroux’s new documentary suggests that he is unfamiliar with the complex history behind the Israeli occupation of The West Bank, and does not understand the political and ideological factors at stake there. By John Aziz.

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The Fight for Academic Freedom in the UK May 05, 2025

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How the battle for the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act was fought, won, and nearly lost again.

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Disuniting Australia May 02, 2025

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What happens when the values of multiculturalism conflict with homophobic, misogynistic, and deeply anti-democratic strains of Islam?

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'The Language of Soviet Propaganda' by Izabella Tabarovsky Apr 30, 2025

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Progressive anti-Zionism and the poisonous legacy of Cold War hatred.

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Ghosts of Electricity Apr 30, 2025

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The magisterial incomprehensibility of Bob Dylan’s ‘Visions of Johanna.’

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