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Andrea Stroppa on the state of the ongoing struggle agaisnt fake news.
Lawyers from top tech companies were recently asked about the role their firms played in the 2016 United…
From gathering around the campfire sharing tales to binge watching the latest Netflix series, humans are, and have always been, inveterate producers and consumers of stories.
But…
Religion is Not what it Used to be. Consumerism, Neoliberalism, and the Global Reshaping of Religion
The last half-century has seen a shift, not from religion to no religion but from one type of religion to another. François Gauthier argues that scholars of religion have often…
Why is protest so fundamental for human rights and democratic society? Here are six basic reasons why we need to protect and exercise the right to protest.
This listicle is part…
As Brexit negotiations reach a critical juncture, the question of what to do about the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland – the only point where the UK will continue to…
Branko Milanovic explores the age old question through Adam Smith.
Who has read Adam Smith’s Chapter 7, Book IV in The Wealth of Nations? It is an unusual chapter, located…
Christopher J Finlay puts recent events in Zimbabwe into the broader context and history of coups.
The phenomenon of ‘coup d’état’ has recently forced itself back into…
On Thursday 23 November 2017, the Department of International Development hosted Kate Raworth to talk about her best selling book Doughnut Economics. Kate…
Activist Duncan Green explores the thorny Uber issue.
OK, I’m probably going to regret this but… should I use Uber taxis? I got into a big argument about this in Canada last week…
Philipp Ager and Casper Worm Hansen explore the economic effects of restricting immigration.
The issue of immigration – and whether or not to restrict it – is hotly debated.…