What To Do About Now

The Future of Democracy Lies in Our Instincts If the twentieth century gave us the ideas to rebuild after war, the twenty-first demands something equally foundational: a renewal of faith in democracy itself. Scientific Liberalism offers a way to ...

out-compete the extremes by grounding politics in our evolved moral instincts: fairness, care, cooperation, and the need for belonging within groups.

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If the twentieth century gave us the ideas to rebuild after war, the twenty-first demands something equally foundational: a renewal of faith in democracy itself. According to Nathan J. Murphy, Scientific Liberalism offers a way to restore legitimacy, rebuild trust, and

"It is my right to be fascist!" Fascism is an illiberal ideology; that is, under fascism people are neither free to speak, nor to act against the status quo. For this reason, fascism stands in sharp contrast with liberalism, which p...

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Fascism stands in sharp contrast with liberalism, which posits freedom as the most important political value. Given this commitment, has liberalism saved us from fascism? No, it has not.

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The Table in Our Heads: Rethinking Educational Aims in a Post-Truth Era Education, the very institution meant to prepare us for such complexity, has itself become a battleground of clashing visions. What should its aims be, and why do some values feel so “natural” while o...

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In the post-truth era, we are overwhelmed by competing pictures of reality. Education has itself become a battleground of clashing visions. What should its aims be? Why do some values feel so natural while others seem ideological or threatening?

Democracy Imagined Democracy Imagined questions the effectiveness of existing electoral mechanisms to truly reflect the will of the people and highlighting the disconnect between elected representatives and the demograp...

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Richard J. Christie philosophically dissects the effectiveness of existing electoral mechanisms to truly reflect the will of the people. The piece proposes radical solutions for achieving a more authentic and representative democracy. #Philsky

Can the deliberate use of force, in the absence of an actual armed attack, ever be morally justified? And what precedent does this strike set for the international community? Dabbagh argues that accepting Israel’s rationale risks legalising a doctrine of first-strike coercion globally.

The Iran–Israel War and the Ethics of Pre-emption News focus has leaned toward military outcomes, oil prices, and US involvement. Yet beyond strategic analysis lies a more urgent philosophical question: can the deliberate use of force, in the absence...

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The immediate political and military implications of the Iran-Israel war are grave. News focus has leaned toward military outcomes, oil prices, and US involvement. Yet beyond strategic analysis lies a more urgent philosophical question.

Philosophy has tools to help us understand why and how we disagree, and to point us towards the path for better public discourse.

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Ethics and values matter more than ever as we navigate this era of post-truth.

📣 Read our manifesto for the misinformation age here: whattodoaboutnow.com/manifesto