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Britain Before British Values (opens the original)
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There is something almost magnificently absurd about the phrase Fundamental British Values.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1024" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lijq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%
The Return of Calibre (opens the original)
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There is a particular, instantly recognizable creature produced by the late, decadent phase of a dying political order. He is not a tyrant of the old, grand, bloody sort. Wickedness, after all, requires a certain dark force of character, a terrible grandeur of will. Nor is he simple-minded; he holds two advanced degrees from mid-tier universities, speaks fluently in the hideous, frictionless dialect of corporate governance, and glides through parliamentary committee rooms with the practiced, unc
The Moral Alibi of the Progressive Class (opens the original)
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Modern progressive politics presents itself as a public performance of compassion. It speaks continuously of human rights, inclusion, vulnerability and kindness. It warns us, with the regularity of a church bell, about the wickedness of the “far right.” It regards itself not merely as one political position among others, but as the institutional expression of moral decency itself.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mVPD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,f
How Do We Create Virtuous People? (opens the original)
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There is a question that ought to precede almost every discussion of education, and yet curiously seldom does.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1148" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uBvo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/ht
What Lies Beneath Our Highest Ideals? (opens the original)
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There are certain questions which human beings seem unable to stop asking.Where does truth come from? Why do we value goodness? What makes an action noble? Why should we sacrifice ourselves for another person? What is reason, and where does it come from?<source type="image/webp" /
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