There has been an odd confluence of events over the past couple weeks that has managed to intensify the sense of a conflict between two of our most important democratic institutions: the law and the media.
“A heart that cannot humble itself” — The virtue of intellectual humility
Should Fawlty Towers’ farcical vision of Britain be “rebooted”?
What does the failure of Robodebt tell us about the government’s “duty of care”?
What does it mean to be a moral parent?
Should early childhood education be compulsory?
Sports betting: Is it corrupting what it means to be a fan?
What is generative-AI doing to our capacity to write — and think?
What does it mean to be “literate” — and is it under threat?
What’s at stake in this year’s constitutional referendum?
What’s the point of political comedy?
The ethics of shame
Is anger corrosive to the moral life? A conversation with Christos Tsiolkas
Purification and the Moral Life: Disciplining the Eyes
The Art of Living: Jane Austen's "Emma"
Bonus episode: The 2022 Simone Weil Lecture on Human Value
Should you avoid disagreements this Christmas or welcome them?
The ethical demands of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967)
Is jealousy a moral emotion, or an immoral one?
Is fashion remaking our bodies?
Is civility a moral obligation in a democracy?
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