The Enlightenment is in danger! (from its false friends)
In the spheres and circles in which Planet Janet moves, it’s “defend the Enlightenment” week. At first, I thought this was just the latest volley in the denialist wars, but now that we know that Ayaan Hirsi Ali is in [...]
We're They're all neo-liberals now?
By Mark Bahnisch on August 26, 2008
The think tank culture is weird. Although there are certainly think tanks around that put some effort into commissioning and fostering quality research, the origin of the beast lay in the business of shaping and shifting public debate through the [...]
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