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Freedom of thought is being threatened by states, big tech and even ourselves. Here’s what we can do to protect it

January 9, 2024SecurityAdrian Vermeule, Ahmed Shaheed, Athens, Auguste Rodin, Bertrand Russell, Censorship, China, Creative Commons, Curtis Yarvin, E.M. Forster, Edward Snowden, Elon Musk, Free will, Freedom of thought, George Orwell, Greece, Historical negationism, Ireland, Jan Christoph Bublitz, Japan, Jeremy Corbyn, Jordan Peterson, Keith Stanovich, London, Mark Zuckerburg, Michel Foucault, Neuralink, Newspeak, Nick Land, Nineteen Eighty-Four, OpenAI, Persuasion, Philosophy of life, Pisistratus, Political terminology, Roman, Rome, Sam Altman, Sam Harris, SHUTTERSTOCK, Simon McCarthy-Jones, Solon, Steve, Thought, Thoughtcrime, United Kingdom, United States, Winston Smith, Woodrow Wilsonadmin

Simon McCarthy-Jones, Trinity College Dublin

The idea of free speech sparked into life 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece – in part because it served a politician’s interests. The ability to speak freely was seen as essential for the new Athenian democracy, which the politician Cleisthenes both introduced and benefited from.

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03Nov/23

What effect does international war participation have on the ability of political leaders to survive in office?

November 3, 2023PoliticsBaruch Spinoza, Michel Foucault, Political terminology, Poweradmin

November 3, 2023 — From gang wars to ethnic violence, and from civil conflicts to world wars, the same five reasons underlie conflict at every level Continue reading →