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The Debaters Dilemma
15+ hour, 22+ min ago (473+ words) The effect of social constructs is something everyone will experience, regardless of how susceptible each individual person is to peer pressure. Oftentimes, because the … The effect of social constructs is something everyone will experience, regardless of how susceptible each individual…...
The Independent’s Free Thinkers: 40 people who have shaped our world
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (1692+ words) To mark The Independent’s 40th anniversary, we celebrate the innovative, inspirational and incisive thinkers who have challenged the status quo over the past four decades – in everything from technology to fashion and politics to literature When The Independent launched as a…...
The banality of evil
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1027+ words) Two cheers for NAZA—a meticulous documentation of the Israeli genocide but lacking Palestinian voices Content warning: the following film review directly quotes or paraphrases descriptions of anti-Palestinian racism and graphic violence in the film. Directors: Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor…...
Burke: Mater Artium Necessitas
1+ week, 1+ day ago (721+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, October 7, 2026 HERALD COMMENTARY | Tom Burke Translating “Mater artium necessitas” from the Latin into English yields, “Necessity is the Mother of Invention.” Now generally, when someone says “invention,” we think of things — the steam engine, eyeglasses, the transistor,…...
The Anatomy of an Unexamined Life: Intelligence, Hypocrisy, and the Call for a Paradigm Shift
1+ week, 2+ day ago (178+ words) By adminOct 06, 2026, 15:37 pm As Socrates famously noted, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Consequently, humanity is continuously fed unhealthy policies, pervasive practices, and modern trends disguised as “progress.” These trends alienate us from our humanity, treat people as disposable…...
Freedom, and What Comes After
1+ week, 4+ day ago (34+ words) What is freedom? Is freedom simply being told, “The choice is yours,” and being free to decide between this and that, to think and act…Continue reading on Medium » Freedom, and What Comes After...
Building on false dilemmas
2+ week, 5+ day ago (350+ words) eKathimerini.com There is a natural connection between Alexis Tsiprasâ declaration, âItâs us or nobody,â and Maria Karystianouâs warning that if her party, Hope for Democracy, does not get into Parliament, she will leave Greece Both…...
My View: AI's inescapabale allure is not unlike that of the mythic Sirens
2+ week, 6+ day ago (175+ words) Headlines appear every day on the topic of artificial intelligence. On one side we hear calls, even by some of its developers, for control, citing instances where AI agents have broken free of their human creators and attacked other unsuspecting…...
The Death of Nuance in Mainstream Discussion.
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (259+ words) That’s what I constantly ask myself when I engage in conversation about divisive issues. Whether it's the Israel-Palestinian conflict or the latest domestic political firestorm. Nowadays, it feels almost mandatory for everyone to pick sides. Every global event is framed…...
LIFE OUT HERE: It’s our duty
3+ week, 1+ day ago (521+ words) I’m such a free-speech absolutist that people who know me well get tired of me talking about what a free-speech absolutist I am. When I was an editor, and later the editor, of the Imperial Valley Press, I would battle…...