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Destroying Iran’s Nuclear Arsenal

Israel faces two major challenges: destroying the Iranian enrichment plant at Fordow and locating and eliminating the country’s stockpile of enriched uranium. For the first, it will need US assistanc…

00:22:24 | Thu 19 Jun 2025

Beheading the Snake

The Israeli attack on Iran is in line with its longstanding policy of never allowing its neighbouring enemies to acquire nuclear weapons. But it is also the latest episode in the wider war against Is…

00:19:05 | Mon 16 Jun 2025

The Globalised Intifada

For at least some, globalising the Intifada means exporting the tactics of Hamas to the West, thus threatening peaceful liberal societies everywhere.

00:12:14 | Sun 15 Jun 2025

Monogamy and the Making of Western Civilisation

The institution of monogamy in Classical Greece may have led to a host of phenomena that shaped the modern West: from individualism and abstract thinking to liberalism and democracy. Written by ⁠Jame…

00:14:05 | Sat 14 Jun 2025

Student Scapegoats

The Trump administration’s decision to start revoking the visas of international students is vindictive, petty, and counterproductive.

00:15:05 | Thu 12 Jun 2025

Classical Liberalism Without Strong Gods

Why are liberal democracies facing a crisis of meaning? In this video, we explore Roger Partridge’s powerful defence of Karl Popper’s Open Society—a vision of liberalism based on freedom, tolerance, …

00:30:29 | Tue 10 Jun 2025

Monogamy and the Making of Western Civilisation

The institution of monogamy in Classical Greece may have led to a host of phenomena that shaped the modern West: from individualism and abstract thinking to liberalism and democracy. By James Kierste…

00:14:05 | Fri 06 Jun 2025

Christopher Hitchens, Anti-Identitarian

Hitchens didn’t just see how identity politics could warp a person’s ideas and principles—he understood that it could replace them altogether.

00:15:17 | Fri 30 May 2025

'Roald Dahl and the Ethics of Art' by Iona Italia

The urge to censor is based on a misunderstanding of what makes literature valuable.

00:05:46 | Fri 30 May 2025

Too Many Moons

The article "Too Many Moons" by Lawrence M. Krauss discusses the recent recognition by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) of 128 new moons of Saturn, bringing its total to 274. This prompts q…

00:07:55 | Fri 30 May 2025

The Rationalism and Romanticism of John Stuart Mill

Two strands of Mill's philosophy were profoundly in conflict.

00:20:01 | Wed 28 May 2025

The Green Energy Delusion

The current approach to energy and environmental policy isn’t just unsustainable—it has put us on a collision course with reality.

00:25:28 | Tue 27 May 2025

Qatar: Futuristic City, Medieval Morals

Donald Trump has an opportunity to influence the Qatari monarchy away from supporting jihad and towards promoting peace. But will he take it?

00:11:45 | Mon 26 May 2025

In Defence of John Money

How did this famed sexologist become reviled at both ends of the culture-war horseshoe?

00:19:45 | Fri 23 May 2025

The Women Excluded from Parsi Life

The Zoroastrians of India, are a tiny and rapidly shrinking group. Yet they exclude women who marry out and their offspring from their community.

00:29:20 | Fri 23 May 2025

Brave New Marvel

Despite serious flaws, ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ is much better than Marvel’s recent offerings. Perhaps the franchise may have turned the corner.

00:12:28 | Thu 22 May 2025