The case for the hereditary principle
Whether you buy the argument for the monarchy or not, it’s worth taking it seriously because it challenges a widespread assumption about what reason demands of us.
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Truss or Johnson, which is worse?
The former PM was a shambles; his successor is a zealot. Still, calling for him to be replaced was a risk we had to take
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Don’t tell Ukraine what to do
It is not for aid givers to tell Ukraine what kind of settlement should be accepted. Friends may offer counsel, but they must not dictate.
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Hume is still a man for our times
One of our problems today is that we are intolerant of anyone who we think is wrong about something that matters a lot to us. Hume shows us that if instead we seek to understand each other, to converse calmly and intelligently, we will find that we will more easily correct each other’s errors and that more unites us than divides us.
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Should we forgive Boris Johnson?
As the Christian protagonists in this debate know very well, forgiveness is not something that Jesus commanded us to give unconditionally. There is an imperative to offer forgiveness, but for that offer to be taken up, the offender has to play their part.
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