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Why independent bookshops strike fear in the heart of Germany’s culture tsar | Fatma Aydemir First he came for Berlin’s film festival. Now it’s books. Wolfram Weimer seems to be on a mission to curb progressive thinking, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

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The Epstein Files and Elite Moral Collapse When America's ruling class operates without shame, the consequences extend far beyond individual crimes.

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The Way Out by Rebecca Buxton, Samuel Ritholtz - Hardcover Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

It's officially publication day for our book, The Way Out. Sam and I have worked on this since we first put our heads together in 2019, and it's fair to say that the context shifted under our feet as we were writing and thinking.

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Migration and Asylum in Scotland: A Philosophical Perspective The Department of Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen invites submissions for its upcoming workshop, “Migration and Asylum in Scotland: A Philosophical Perspective”. This one-day work...

📣 CFA - please share! Seeking one more speaker to join this upcoming workshop on Migration & Asylum in Scotland on 29th April. Funding available for reasonable travel costs & one night's hotel in Aberdeen. Early-career scholars are particularly encouraged to apply.

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Frank Gehry: Legendary US architect dies aged 96 Frank Gehry was acclaimed for his love of jagged angles and use of industrial materials.

Legendary architect Frank Gehry dies aged 96
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Sudan war: Survivors of el-Fasher siege tell the BBC about RSF brutality Harrowing accounts from people who have escaped an RSF assault on the besieged city of el-Fasher.

Don't forget Sudan!
'We saw people murdered in front of us' - Sudan siege survivors speak to the BBC
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Trump sets refugee admissions cap for coming year at record low The president sets the limit at 7,500 for the coming year, a dramatic cut from 125,000.

Appalling but unsurprising . The white supremacy not even mildly disguised.- Trump caps refugee admissions at record low - with most to be white South Africans
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What's the issue with small boats arriving in the UK? Philosophical arguments Every other day, a few small boats carrying asylum seekers arrive at the shores of the UK.

Nice piece by Felix Bender
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2026 Rainer Bauböck Essay Award on the Global State of Citizenship - Globalcit A prize for the best essay on citizenship in a global perspective. Read More ...

If you have smart PhD students working on membership issues, consider alerting them to this
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Very happy to be included in this excellent collection
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‘I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity.’
Nadezhda Mandelstam

It will be interesting to see what stance, if any, the UK govt takes to the 80+ British citizens who have voluntarily served in the IDF over the past two years.

Nice piece and very plausible view although I take a slightly different view on the analytic/continental divide.

I don't think it is Nietzsche. It would probably be in Human, All Too Human or Daybreak if it was, and I can't find it in a quick search of those.

No but will check

Voltaire?

Right time-frame?

Coleridge?

My day was spent with Ian McEwan's new novel What We Can Know. McEwan has written novels that I adore (The Child in Time) and novels I intensely dislike (Atonement). About halfway through the new book I thought it might be his best work, by the end not sure but it is very good. More thought needed.

Meanwhile in #Ireland… ☘️ #philosophy #PhilPerception

@liorerez.bsky.social see above

intriguing!

The empty horror of Robert Jenrick We deserve a better class of villain. Or at least a more memorable one.

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Genocide label crucial in addressing atrocities in Gaza: Legal scholars Experts argue Israel's actions in Gaza amount to genocide, surpassing isolated violations of war laws.

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Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of

Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper - BBC News
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