Mores

  • Should You Vote? Assessing the Lesser of Two Evils Argument

    We are in the ‘year of elections’, with 64 countries, as well as the European Union, holding elections in 2024, representing 49% of the global population. Sure to dominate the headlines will be the US election in November, and the UK election likely to happen towards the end of the year. The candidates on offer…

    lukepower99

  • Dishonesty and Short-termism in UK Political Culture: Extrinsic or Intrinsic and Inevitable or Fixable

    On the 23rd of October 2023 the House of Commons’ Westminster Hall considered two e-petitions. Both e-petitions roughly contended that it should be made a criminal offence for politicians to mislead the public and/or lie in the House of Commons. This seems pretty hard to enforce but the point stands that this potentially elucidates a rising…

    Michael Kane

  • Why are Climate Activists so Unpopular, and Does it Matter?

    Climate activists have raised considerable public attention by blocking highways, disrupting sporting events, throwing tomato soup at paintings and more. Despite the attention, the activism seems to generate mostly negative sentiments amongst wider parts of society. By disrupting public life, groups like Extinction Rebellion or Just Stop Oil mean to raise awareness for the climate crisis. The fact that…

    Mores

  • The Left’s Reparations Dilemma and How it Might be Overcome

    Just over two months ago nearly 9.5 million Australians voted to reject proposals to give the Australian Indigenous population a series of symbolic and constitutional reparations. This is in spite of an increasing awareness of the historical suffering of some minority groups and how we maybe need to right those wrongs of the past now.…

    Michael Kane

  • People Only Read the Headlines (and I Might as Well Stop There)

    If you ever take public transport or find yourself eavesdropping in a café, it is almost guaranteed that you have heard people discuss current affairs. It may appear that they know what they are talking about. However, it will not take long for you to realise that they repeat broad arguments instead of going deep…

    Rianne Pieffers