Politics: Whose Morality Is It Anyway?

Politics: Whose Morality Is It Anyway?

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What Is Truth?

What is truth? In a special edition of The Moral Maze, we discuss perhaps the most significant question in all of human thought. It sits at the foundation of how we understand reality, and how we communicate and behave towards one another.The obvious answer is that the strongest ...  Show more

What's the bigger threat to Europe: "cultural erasure", or far-right populism?

Tommy Robinson's carol concert claimed to be "putting Christ back into Christmas". Church of England Bishops quickly pointed out that Christ never went away and warned about Christmas becoming another proxy in the culture wars. Many of Robinson's supporters are turning to Christi ...  Show more

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