In 'Magnifica humanitas,' Pope Leo presents a genuinely universalist civilizational discourse, calling for a social order whose guiding principle is love.

Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · May 5 · 1h 5m

An engaging and informative look back over nearly 200 years of philosophy done at University College London.

A write-up of a recent joint event with the Policy Lab at University College London about republican political theory, featuring Stuart White, author of 'The Wealth of Freedom'

Hungary is not just an illiberal state. It is a state with a moral mission.

YouTube video by The Royal Institute of Philosophy

Abstract. Ideal societies, better worlds, more just and peaceful ways of living: these have long been the stuff of human beings’ social dreaming. In this c

The problem isn't immigration. It's the failure of liberal democracy itself.

The political philosopher Lea Ypi discusses four books about the inviolable quality of dignity.

Christian Dior exhibit at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, 2017. Photo credit: Joe deSousa. At a Christian Dior...Read More

A leading social critic identifies our least-discussed major crisis, and sets out to solve it.As Americans debate President Biden’s infirmities and Preside...

This 19th-century Persian offshoot from Islam has deep, humanistic teachings we can all benefit from.

Melissa Hortman, a great American reformer, accepted my invitation to come to Australia. Now, that will never happen.

New, practical approaches to confronting today’s most daunting global issues

Melissa Hortman, a great American reformer, accepted my invitation to come to Australia. Now, that will never happen.

Books & the Arts / June 9, 2025 Free From What? Quentin Skinner and the contested 
history of liberty What Is Freedom For? Quentin Skinner and the contested 
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Abstract. What is an economy for? The republican tradition in political thought offers a compelling way of exploring this question. The economy is for the

Fresh from a commanding victory at the federal election, Anthony Albanese began to bundle his campaign policy offerings together in a new package — not just to give these political commitments a kind ...

Provocative philosopher who argued that current morality has been cut off from its roots ‘largely thanks to the Enlightenment’