The overturning of Roe v Wade harms all women and all who can get pregnant around the world by making their body-ownership merely conditional. This… Read More »Roe V Wade: A Philosopher On The True Meaning Of ‘my Body, My Choice’
Russia’s recent default on its foreign debt – it’s first since 1918 – has been hailed as proof that the sanctions imposed by western governments… Read More »Russian Debt Default: Two Experts Explain What It Means For Russia And For Global Financial Markets
On day one of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, February 24, Russian troops seized Snake Island, a tiny rocky outcrop south-west of Odesa which –… Read More »Ukraine Recap: Putin Plays Historian While The West Closes Its Ranks
Humans have raised CO₂ levels in the atmosphere to 50% above what they were before the industrial revolution. As a result, the world has already… Read More »Climate Change: Wildfire Risk Has Grown Nearly Everywhere – But We Can Still Influence Where And How Fires Strike
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Back in 2021, the world’s richest countries announced plans to agree and enforce a minimum rate of corporation tax. The idea was to solve the… Read More »Corporation Tax: Why Plans To Set A Global Rate Are Too Complicated And Need A New Approach
How do you begin the process of researching a novel? In the case of my latest book, Man at Sea, the task seemed straightforward if… Read More »Good Historical Fiction Is Not Just About Factual Accuracy, But The Details Of Human Experience Too
For hundreds of years, barristers in England and Wales have ensured that parties in court are entitled to a fair trial with their own advocate… Read More »Barristers On Strike: Why Criminal Lawyers Are Walking Out – And What They Really Get Paid
Ten years ago, scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, which helps explain why elementary particles (the smallest building blocks of nature) have mass.… Read More »Higgs Boson: Ten Years After Its Discovery, Why This Particle Could Unlock New Physics Beyond The Standard Model
US president Joe Biden is beefing up the US military presence in eastern Europe as a reaction to the Ukraine war. Biden plans to redeploy… Read More »Ukraine: US Deploys More Troops In Eastern Europe — Here’s How It Compares With The Cold War