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The economics of diversity

The economics of diversity

People often refer to the USA as the ‘great melting pot of cultures’, and often attribute some of the innovation and growth that takes place in the US, to the diversity of its society. At the same time, social diversity is widely blamed for causing the ‘tragedy of Africa.’[1]

A pragmatic approach to free speech

A pragmatic approach to free speech

It’s difficult not to recall the bloodbath that was the Charlie Hebdo shooting a little over a year ago. Two armed men with links to al-Qaeda stormed the offices of the satirical French newspaper, killing eleven people. In the aftermath of the attacks, some of us embraced the words

Simple gifts: celibacy and communism

Simple gifts: celibacy and communism

On the 6th of August 1774, a ship called the Mariah arrived in New York harbour, completing its tumultuous voyage from Liverpool, England.[1] Aboard the ship was a group of nine ill-treated ‘Shakers’ led by the religious mystic, Ann Lee. This group were pursuing an apparition of a new