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We simply cannot afford to lose our civic spaces

I WALK my dog through Queen’s Park in Glasgow most days. Like many others, I often pass the Victorian glasshouse, often almost without thinking…

The National (Scotland)

The British Statesman Who Recognized America's 'Fierce Spirit of Liberty'

"When you drive him hard, the boar will surely turn upon the hunters," Edmund Burke warned Parliament. What if the British government had followed his advice?

Reason

This unsettling book says we live too long – but Australia’s problems lie in power, not age

Australia’s widening generational gap of wealth and inequality could reach record levels within years, suggests recent research. This tension is playing out in national debates over the budget and the housing crisis, as well as provocative new books and films taking aim at baby boomers.

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Dr Aggrey Burke obituary

Consultant psychiatrist who blew the whistle on racist admission policies at London medical schools

The Guardian - UK

Yuval Levin: What is Trump's "Mandate"?

A.E.I.'s Yuval Levin discusses Trump's mandate (or lack thereof), building coalitions, and how the classic divide between Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine remains relevant.

Reason

One day, all matters of state will be decided through Strictly Come Dancing. That day seems near

The Saturday night staple is no longer just a dance show – it’s a battlefield, where political fights and culture wars are waged, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Can liberal conservatism survive the remaking of the right? We’ll soon find out

The struggle between liberalism and reactionary strands of thought has gnawed away at the Tories since the party’s dawn

The Guardian - UK

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The MAGA right actually hates America

Why do conservatives wrap themselves in the flag so desperately? Maybe because their ideas are un-American

Salon

Friday essay: how an unholy alliance of the separatist left and reactionary right rejected the Voice’s ‘sensible middle way’

If the 1999 republic referendum got crushed by an “unholy alliance” between monarchists and direct electionists, the Voice referendum was repudiated by an unprincipled union between the separatist Indigenous left and the reactionary right – though the right’s opposition was more electorally impactful.

The Conversation

Exploring The Influential Political Thinkers Of The Enlightenment Era

Learn about key Enlightenment Thinkers like Locke, Rousseau, and Voltaire who shaped modern political thought.

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OPINION - The End of Enlightenment review: the chaotic and bloody real story of the famous age

Some ideas are too successful for their own good. They take flight from their original context and are capacious to a dangerous degree. The Enlightenment, Richard Whatmore contends in this book, is just such an idea. Well yes, since it appears to describe a state of mind rather than, say,…

Evening Standard

The End of Enlightenment by Richard Whatmore review – a warning from 18th-century Britain

In a study with chilling modern resonance, the history don contends that the age of reason was betrayed by the greed, corruption and barbarism of Britain’s ruling elite

The Guardian - UK

DfE’s funding error will have a lasting impact on teaching assistants and pupils

Brief letters: ‘Bare bones’ education | Reading emails | Edmund Burke’s wisdom | How to pronounce one

The Guardian - UK

The New Leviathans by John Gray review – should we abandon hope and prepare for anarchy?

The philosopher falls back on generalities and sketches of oddballs in his latest, sometimes frenzied assault on liberalism and humanity

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Poem of the week: Silence by Marianne Moore

A man who might seem rather snooty gradually reveals himself as cultured and restrained, rather like Moore’s art

Salon

There are no conservative intellectuals

From Burke to Buckley to Patrick Deneen, we've seen a 200-year history of defending the indefensible

Wales Online

'University fees need to rise with inflation' university boss warns

Having fixed price £9,000 annual fees amid 10% inflation is "not sustainable", said Bangor University VC Professor Edmund Burke

WEKU

President Biden pushes for assault weapons ban, but GOP leaders remain opposed

The president said he's already used the "full extent" of his executive authority to combat gun violence. GOP lawmakers argue it's premature to press bills before the facts are out.

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The Conversation

Mary Wollstonecraft: an introduction to the mother of first-wave feminism

Mary Wollstonecraft has had something of a revival in recent years.

The Guardian - UK

We can’t let Joshua Reynolds’ magnificent Portrait of Omai leave the UK

This breathtaking 7ft-high portrait of a Polynesian visitor to London in the 18th century captures a complex cultural encounter and showcases the genius of Reynolds

The Conversation

Richard Price: how one of the 18th century's most influential thinkers was forgotten

According to the eulogies and obituaries written at the time of his death in 1791, Richard Price’s name would be remembered alongside figures such as Benjamin Franklin, John Locke, George Washington and Thomas Paine.

Evening Standard

Why don’t the Tories care any more about young would-be homeowners?

Society, wrote Edmund Burke in Reflections on the Revolution in France, “is a partnership not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.” This was one of the founding principles of modern Conservatism — but…

The Guardian - UK

Oh wow! How getting more awe can improve your life – and even make you a nicer person

Whether it’s the immensity of the Grand Canyon or the beauty of an intricate spider’s web, feeling awestruck is good for you. Here are 10 ways to get awed

The Guardian - UK

Trickle-down Truss and the wealth creation myth

Letters: The social and environmental costs of wealth creation are becoming impossible to ignore, writes Jeremy Brettingham, while Barbara Williams says the key to our survival is not money but healthy ecosystems. Plus letters from Alan Knight and Damian Grant

The Conversation

The wonders and terrors of modern technology evoke the ancient concept of the sublime, and present us with a choice

In recent weeks the world has been awed by the first series of colour images to emerge from the James Webb Space Telescope. A celestial concert, the images of swirling galaxies and conflagrations of gas presented an unprecedented view of the early cosmos. US President Joe Biden spoke of the…

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