Academia
Why is there more intellectual freedom in Bucharest than Cambridge?
‘You can talk about anything you like,’ said Radu, a young Romanian academic when he invited me to a conference…
Academic freedom is now being betrayed by academics
The ultimate purpose of a university is, without fear or favour, to pursue the truth, and in furtherance of that…
A course in Dangerous Ideas would be the perfect tonic for our dull universities
There have been a number of articles recently by American liberals warning about the intolerance of academia, in particular pointing…
In memory of my friend Alexandros Petersen – a victim of the Taliban
On Friday a Taliban suicide bomber detonated in downtown Kabul in the doorway of a Lebanese restaurant which was popular…
Norman Geras: Rest in peace, comrade
I was shocked this morning to log on to Twitter and learn that Norman Geras had died. I can think…
Stoner by John Williams – review
Faced with a book as simple and true as Stoner, it’s easy to fall into the trap of intentional fallacy.…
Trouble with the big society
A gaggle of academics have written to the Observer to condemn the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for accepting…
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