Going wherever the evidence leads
I took part in an event in Jerusalem last Sunday, attended by nearly 400 people, in which I was interviewed by Matthew Kalman about my ideas and the personal “journey” which has led me to them. You can read about the event here and access an audio podcast and a brief video clip. I will post the video of the entire event when it becomes available.
Read MoreOn BBC Radio Four’s Moral Maze, we tackled “virtue signalling” – the practice of publicly expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate our good character or the moral correctness of our beliefs. I argued that this wasn’t virtuous at all, since the poses being struck were designed to demonise and silence those with opposing views. I also tried to suggest that those who defended western or European national identity were demonised by “virtue signallers” who smeared them all as white nationalists – simply because western national identity was historically white.…
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