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Explainer: Israel, Palestine, and the collapse of moral clarity
A guide to Israel, Gaza, Hamas, and the West’s moral confusion — exploring history, propaganda, and the collapse of clarity in a polarised world.…
Politics and society
Politics is never just about policies — it’s about power, persuasion, and the stories we’re told to accept. This section looks beneath the surface of modern society, tracing the forces that govern how we live, who decides, and what gets silenced. From protest movements to policymaking, from culture wars to quiet bureaucracies, it’s a place for those who want to think clearly about the systems shaping our lives.
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Why the West suddenly forgot what terrorism is
As outrage turns toward Israel, many forget how the war began. This piece explores the moral confusion and ideological bias that have blurred the West’s ability to recognise terrorism when it’s politically inconvenient.…
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The lanyard class and the politics of managed decline
Voters are turning against the lanyard class — the credentialed caste that governs by jargon, not justice. This article explores how performance politics, policy failure, and elite disdain are fuelling the populist backlash across Britain and the West.…
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The end of peace: why history didn’t end and human nature never left
The Long Peace was never our destiny. As global conflict resurfaces, we confront a hard truth: history didn’t end — it was only paused.…
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Why does the world feel so messed up?
Why does the world feel so broken? This piece explores ten hidden forces—from status games and tribalism to institutional cowardice and digital distortion—that are quietly reshaping truth, trust, and our shared reality.…
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Truth has no tribe — why intellectual honesty demands courage
In an age of ideological loyalty tests, being honest means standing alone. This is what it really takes to put truth above tribe — and why so few do.…
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Democracy and the disdain of the ruling class
Germany's move to classify AfD as extremist raises deeper questions about who gets to define democracy — and whether elites are silencing opposition in the name of protecting it.…
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Why populism keeps winning: Britain's elites still don't get it
As Reform UK gains ground, Britain's elite doubles down on disdain. “Populism” has become a slur to silence legitimate dissent, but the real threat to democracy is ignoring the people.…
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Britain's grooming gangs scandal and the cowardice of the political class
How ideological paralysis and performative virtue enabled Britain’s grooming gangs scandal — one of the country’s greatest moral failures.…
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How woke became 'twoke': the tribal mindset of woke left and woke right
In a world obsessed with left versus right, a deeper convergence has gone unnoticed.
The ideological extremes now mirror each other — not in their slogans, but in their mindset.
This is the age of Twoke: two tribes, one way of thinking.…
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The limits that keep us free and the paradox of tolerance
Popper warned us that unlimited tolerance can destroy tolerance itself, a warning that is far from just theoretical.…
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What Covid lockdowns revealed — and why we’re still avoiding the truth
Five years after the Covid lockdowns, society still hasn’t reckoned with the psychological and moral impact. Why did so many comply without question — and what does that say about us?…