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'Tyranny Is Not What It Used to Be' by Brian Stewart Feb 10, 2025

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In her new book, ‘Autocracy, Inc.,’ historian Anne Applebaum provides us with a distinctive and indispensable guide to one of the great challenges of our time.

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Johann Blumenbach: The First Race Scientist by Coel Hellier. Feb 10, 2025

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The accepted view is that the scientists of the European Enlightenment got the issue of race badly wrong. In fact, some of them got more right than they are usually given credit for.

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Roald Dahl and the Ethics of Art by Iona Italia Feb 10, 2025

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The urge to censor is based on a misunderstanding of what makes literature valuable.

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Sage of Sex and Psyche by Steven Pinker Feb 10, 2025

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Remembering Don Symons (1942–2024).

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'Apostles of Appeasement' by Oscar Clarke Feb 10, 2025

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A short history of phoney peace groups and their fellow travellers.

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'Jesus Wasn't Palestinian' by John Aziz Feb 10, 2025

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Palestinians’ history, culture, and connection to the land are valid in their own right. We don’t need to appropriate or falsify Jewish history.

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'The Baby Gate: A Memoir' by Steve Salerno Feb 10, 2025

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So that’s how a fatherhood ends. A few UPCs, like those you find on packs of toilet tissue, delivered via email.

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'The Language of Soviet Propaganda' by Izabella Tabarovsky Feb 07, 2025

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

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'Burning the Quran' by John Aziz Feb 06, 2025

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Are we going to defend liberty, openness, and democracy, or are we going to allow radical theocrats and their ideological allies to try to crush our hard-won freedoms?

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'Australia's Anti-Semitism Crisis' by Claire Lehmann Feb 02, 2025

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Claire Lehmann discusses the aftermath of a firebombing at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne and the perceived leadership failures in Australia relating to antisemitism. Lehmann argues that there is a leadership vacuum as key figures like Prime Minister Anthony Albanese fail to adequately address antisemitic incidents. This institutional indifference is highlighted by several instances where Jewish Australians were intimidated, and their safety compromised, which elicits historical parallels to events like Kristallnacht. Lehmann criticizes both government and corporate sectors for their silence and calls for a more decisive response to distinguish between legitimate criticism of Israeli policies and outright antisemitism. The narrative suggests that societal frameworks often fail to recognize the victimization of successful communities like the Jewish population when subjected to hate-driven violence.

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