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O.T. Paynter-Wells
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Jan 4, 2021

Ideas with a dangerous potential (pt 1):

. . . . when ideas are neglected by those who ought to attend to them — that is to say, those who have been trained to think critically about ideas — they sometimes acquire an unchecked momentum and an irresistible power. . . . — Isaiah Berlin, “Two Concepts…

Ideas

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Ideas with a dangerous potential (pt 1):
Ideas with a dangerous potential (pt 1):
Ideas

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Dec 30, 2020

How to ensure 2021 is a better year than this one:

2020 AD has arguably been the worst year since the end of WWII, a collective international struggle fought on many fronts. On one end, we have the emergence of COVID-19, a virus which, although mild to most, has killed many thousands of elderly and vulnerable people worldwide. Perhaps worse than…

Hope

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How to ensure 2021 is a better year than this one:
How to ensure 2021 is a better year than this one:
Hope

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Dec 21, 2020

Differing views on freedom:

1. According to Isaiah Berlin, what is ‘positive freedom’? Positive freedom can be understood as ‘freedom to…’ 20th Century philosopher Isiah Berlin believed positive freedom to mean ‘the wish on the part of the individual to be his own master’ . To Berlin, one possesses positive freedom if they are autonomous, sovereign agents who act only towards the ends…

Freedom

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Differing views on freedom:
Differing views on freedom:
Freedom

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Dec 16, 2020

What was once holy…

There were once things, not long ago, that appeared infallible and immune from corruption. Liberties which were inalienable and universally enjoyed in society, such liberties as the freedom of movement and speech, the freedom to gather with friends, loved ones and compatriots without fear of retribution. This most arduous of…

Christmas

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What was once holy…
What was once holy…
Christmas

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Dec 5, 2020

This COVID vaccine is a cause for concern. Here’s why:

Much of the UK is rejoicing over the approval of the Pfizer vaccine announced yesterday. The country is the first in the world to have a vaccine approved by medical regulators, a fact which has provoked joy in the hearts of many people who see this as the beginning of…

Vaccines

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This COVID vaccine is a cause for concern. Here’s why:
This COVID vaccine is a cause for concern. Here’s why:
Vaccines

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Dec 1, 2020

Can you maintain republican freedom in a coercive political structure?

In order to sufficiently answer the question, I must first endeavour to define a ‘coercive political order’. All functioning societies are coercive political orders- even democracies- and I will endeavour to explain how a proponent of the republican approach can not only maintain their freedom within a coercive structure, but…

Law

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Can you maintain republican freedom in a coercive political structure?
Can you maintain republican freedom in a coercive political structure?
Law

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Nov 26, 2020

Sectarianism: United We Stand, Divided We Fall

We are living in increasingly sectarian and divided times. No time in living memory has the population been so ravaged by division, so ignited by differences in political and ethical ideologies. We are experiencing what may be regarded as the precursor to civil war, a quasi-civil war of ideology, battles…

Philosophy

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Sectarianism; United We Stand, Divided We Fall
Sectarianism; United We Stand, Divided We Fall
Philosophy

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Nov 24, 2020

Why The Danish Face-Mask Study Should Be The Topic of The Day

A randomised-controlled study conducted between the months of April-May in Denmark has concluded that: ‘recommendation to wear a surgical mask when outside the home among others did not reduce, at conventional levels of statistical significance, incident SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with no mask recommendation.’ …

Politics

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Why The Danish Face-Mask Study Should Be The Topic of  The Day
Why The Danish Face-Mask Study Should Be The Topic of  The Day
Politics

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Nov 22, 2020

Dire Similarities: Marx’s Depiction of The First Industrial Revolution & The One Which Confronts Us Today

‘How did the proletariat originate? The Proletariat originated in the industrial revolution, which took place in England in the last half of the last (18th) century, and which has since then been repeated in all the civilized countries of the world. This industrial revolution was precipitated by the discovery of the steam…

AI

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Dire Similarities: Marx’s Depiction of First Industrial Revolution & That Which Confronts Us Today
Dire Similarities: Marx’s Depiction of First Industrial Revolution & That Which Confronts Us Today
AI

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Nov 18, 2020

The Illusion of the Free Press

“Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media.” — Noam Chomsky Knowledge, and the attainment thereof, is the primary safeguard of individual liberty and the most effective buffer against tyranny. The MSM ( mainstream media) is the most prominent and influential dispenser of ‘knowledge’ in today’s…

Politics

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The Illusion of the Free Press
The Illusion of the Free Press
Politics

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