Politics

Health

Does a prohibition-based approach to drugs and disposable vaping make sense?

Clio Bellenis -
The government are often swift to ban recreational drugs, even without evidence of harm - but when it comes to disposable vapes, are they right?
Politics

Critical thinking is essential, especially around emotionally-charged subjects like Gaza

Sophia Schultz -
If we want to better understand what's going on in situations like the Israeli-Gaza conflict, we need to be aware of our biases, and how to mitigate their impact
Politics

Given climate change and energy insecurity, we need to tackle public fear of nuclear energy

Jade Cairole -
Nuclear energy can help decarbonise the power grid, mitigate climate change and improve energy security - so why are the public still so scared?
Politics

Israel and Gaza show us that humanity and compassion are among the casualties of war

Hadar Rubin -
Growing up amidst conflict and turmoil, it is easy to normalise living under threat - but we should guard against dehumanising the other side
Conspiracy Theories

Andrew Bridgen’s debate on Covid vaccine deaths: skewed statistics, but no substance

Michael Marshall -
Andrew Bridgen MP promised an honest parliamentary debate on excess deaths since the Covid vaccine rollout - what he gave us was clearly not that
Politics

The UK government’s Ascension Island plan for asylum seekers is utterly preposterous

Sarah Hearne -
Besides being obviously callous, the government's repeated threats to send asylum seekers to Ascension Island are deeply unserious and completely unworkable
Moral Panics

Beware the book ban: schools and libraries are a battleground in the culture war

James Klock -
Moral panics and culture war point-scoring are driving book bans in the US - and, given America's culture dominance, around the rest of the world too
Politics

Definitions matter – say what you mean, and mean the agreed-upon definitions

Brian Macrae Davis -
If we cannot agree on definitions of what words mean, we will never agree about the ideas and concepts those words describe.
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