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Who creates wealth? The market?
The free market? There is no such thing. Neoliberal economists rule the world. Whenever they smell out a corner not subjected to their government, they set about conquering it. Their policies have been more successful than any other at trashing … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Ethics, Society
Tagged economics, Free market, individualism, Market, neoliberalism, values
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Billionaires in space: progress or crime?
Space travel is back. Not, this time, as a ‘space race’ between superpowers, but as a leisure activity for billionaires. Is it a step forward? Towards what? Are we impressed? Jealous? Should we be? Does it matter?
Posted in Ethics, Society
Tagged Elon Musk, James Pethokoukis, Jeff Bezos, progress, Richard Branson, Space travel, values
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The free market and the moral vacuum
Nationalist racism, the idolising of aggressive leaders, the ever-increasing division between rich and poor: for those who don’t like it, the continuing success of reactionary movements is astonishing. With the sole exception of Joe Biden’s election the ‘developed’ world seems … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Ethics, God, Politics, Society
Tagged Free market, John Rawls, moral standards, neo-liberal capitalism, objective morality, politics, religion, values
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Jersey: on enjoying the prospect of a fight
‘Acting like Putin’, declares the Daily Express, ‘Macron shamed for Jersey chaos as MP warns of plans to ‘up the ante’. ‘Flare up’ says the Sun: ‘French Navy races to Jersey amid tensions over “act of war” blockade by 100 … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Politics, Society
Tagged Angela Merkel, empire, evolution, fishing, imperialism, Jersey, peace, survival of the fittest, values, war
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Can we justify our values?
We all have values. Some things matter to us. We have views about right and wrong. But how do we make sense of our values? Are they just inventions of our minds, or are they in some sense true?
Posted in Ethics, Society
Tagged absurdity, atheism, emotivism, evolutionary psychology, Jean-Paul Sartre, mattering, moral nihilism, Nietzsche, the absurd, Thomas Nagel, values
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Fake news, democracy and the real world
How fake news undermines democracy and the common good Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Politics, Society
Tagged democracy, Donald Trump, Fake news, politics, values
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British values from Jeremiah to Grenfell Tower
This is my sermon for this coming Sunday, published early in case any other preacher wants to pinch bits. The text is Jeremiah 20:7-13. It compares the recent changes in British values with the tensions in Judean values at the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Ethics, Politics, Society
Tagged British values, government, Jeremiah, values
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