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Australia’s Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill
Could we face collective decisions so fundamental that discourse itself buckles under conceptual strain? If so, maybe this is such a time and it would accordingly be wise to map it in the most reliable tradition, which prioritises agreed facts and valid inference from them. This also befits a need to be incisive, given the […]
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The Only Thing Evil Can’t Stand is Forgiveness
“Do you know what forgiveness means? It’s a decision we make to release a person from the feelings of anger we have against them.” These are the words of Fred Rogers. Yeah, as in “Mister Rogers.” You know what else Fred said? Try this on for size: “The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.” […]
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What’s It All About, Alfie?

Set in postwar London, Alfie features Michael Caine as a chauffeur bent on promiscuity. After impregnating his girlfriend he takes off on vacation. He continues his life of womanizing, but he can’t hide forever. A misfortune strikes and Alfie is forced to face the product of his ways. This not the crux of the question, […]