Climate Change: the Medieval Sources
July 14, 2015
Back in 2009 a team of researchers braved polar bears and arctic storms to set up a small camp in a very remote part of the Greenland Ice Sheet, Conor Kostick writes. Their goal was to drill for a new ice-core and they were successful, setting a record for the depth that they achieved in …
Conservatism: A Philosophy of Inequality?
July 10, 2015
Conservatism is often described as a philosophy of inequality, Dean Blackburn writes. Whereas socialists and social democrats are concerned, above all else, with achieving egalitarian objectives, conservatives, it is argued, are committed to preserving disparities of wealth and status. In a recent article, which has been published by Political Studies (see link below), I challenge …
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