“If there is a God, then anything is permitted”: On Dostoevsky, freedom, and religious violence abc.net.au/religion/slavo…

Where do you get your meaning from? Thinking about loneliness with Hannah Arendt abc.net.au/religion/saman…

Guide to the classics: Aristotle’s Poetics is a bible for screenwriters – but it’s often misread theconversation.com/guide-to-the-c… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

‘A dark masterpiece’: Foucault’s Discipline and Punish at 50 theconversation.com/a-dark-masterp… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Trying to reach the next self: Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” and the adventure of moral perfectionism abc.net.au/religion/ray-b…

Roland Barthes declared the ‘death of the author’, but postcolonial critics have begged to differ theconversation.com/roland-barthes… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Can we confront cancel culture by finding common ground between moderate leftists and ‘wokists’? theconversation.com/can-we-confron… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Critical thinking is more important than ever. How can I improve my skills? theconversation.com/critical-think… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Is inequality a natural phenomenon? Thomas Piketty argues it isn’t – and proposes a way forward theconversation.com/is-inequality-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

‘Suicide for democracy.’ What is ‘bothsidesism’ – and how is it different from journalistic objectivity? theconversation.com/suicide-for-de… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

How a new identity-focused ideology has trapped the left and undermined social justice theconversation.com/how-a-new-iden… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Blaming ‘extremists’ for March For Australia rallies lets ‘mainstream’ Australia off the hook theconversation.com/blaming-extrem… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Neo-Nazis and racist rallies: why it’s important the Australian media call them for what they are theconversation.com/neo-nazis-and-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Why bad arguments sound convincing: 10 tricks of logic that underpin vaccine myths theconversation.com/why-bad-argume… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

‘Liberal’ has become a term of derision in US politics – the historical reasons are complicated theconversation.com/liberal-has-be… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

How does ‘common knowledge’ shape our individual lives and our societies? Steven Pinker has some ideas theconversation.com/how-does-commo… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

The rise of the ‘performative male:’ How young men are experimenting with masculinity online theconversation.com/the-rise-of-th… via The Conversation Canada

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‘The time of monsters’: everyone is quoting Gramsci – but what did he actually say? theguardian.com/world/2026/feb…

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