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The Unbearable Weight of Small Absences
This morning my dog Jingles wasn’t in the kitchen while I was making coffee.
Nov 8, 2025
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Phil McDuff
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Why I Changed My Mind on Assisted Dying
Philosophically, practically, I do not believe you should stay alive if you don't want to. So why does this new policy sit so uncomfortably?
Dec 11, 2024
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Phil McDuff
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The Problem of the Middle Class
The middle class is shrinking because the ruling class no longer needs it.
Sep 4, 2023
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Phil McDuff
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No Platform!
This is one of those posts that could always have a news hook, but doesn’t need a specific one.
Jun 29, 2023
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Phil McDuff
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Wishing Black Was a Little Blacker
The roots of moral panic lie in people's need to believe the worst about their enemies.
Jun 26, 2023
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Phil McDuff
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Partygrate
Boris Johnson's lockdown transgressions are the perfect media scandal - focusing everyone's attention on an individual and taking the spotlight away…
May 27, 2023
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Phil McDuff
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Guest Post: Do We Have a Choice?
In her first guest post, journalist Harriet Williamson asks "Is there any meaningful difference between the parties?"
May 25, 2023
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Harriet Williamson
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The Problem of Getting Everything You Ever Wanted
Louise Perry's address to the NatCon conference was an oddly sympathetic wail in the midst of a fashy hellscape. It reveals a lot about the underlying…
May 19, 2023
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