Why the Enlightenment Matters
Iona Italia talks to lawyer and historian Adam Wakeling about the enduring importance of Enlightenment values and how to defend them today.
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A Self-Conscious Nation
The Australian identity 125 years after Federation.
The New Political Christianity
Western civilisation has not succeeded because its liberal and secular principles are Christian; it has succeeded because Western Christians have accepted its liberal and secular values.
Anti-Enlightenment Thinking, Past and Present
The Enlightenment was as remarkable as it was unexpected, but it led directly to the benefits we enjoy today.
Cancelling Comedians While the World Burns—A Review
“Cancel culture” remains a contested term, and the chapter devoted to this phenomenon will probably attract the most discussion and controversy.
Wikipedia Turns Twenty
An expansive free encyclopedia is impossible without an army of volunteer writers.
George Orwell and the Struggle against Inevitable Bias
Orwell’s most personally searing experience, though, had come in Barcelona in 1937.
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism—A Review
Feudal societies were hierarchical, with clearly-defined roles and responsibilities for everyone. The knights fought for all, the priests prayed for all, and the peasants worked for all.
Captain Cook and the Colonial Paradox
Cook is best understood as a quintessential figure of the European Enlightenment, with all the consequences flowing from that, positive and negative.
Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization—A Review
Gregg finishes the book by concluding that the success of Western civilisation rests on the “four theses” of creation, freedom, justice, and faith.
‘10% Less Democracy’—A Review
Books like 10% Less Democracy help us consider what republican solutions might look like today.
'Against Democracy'—A Review
Against Democracy is an interesting and engaging read.