The privilege in not finding things offensive
A recent complaint to the ASA regarding a River’s Church billboard undermines arguments against the censure of potentially offensive speech. But are those arguments weakened in general through the privileged position they emerge from?
The ‘Protect Life Act’ and Republican conservatism
The Protect Life Act and the Personhood Pledge might well appeal to conservative elements in American society, but they represent regressive steps that will serve to undermine the liberties of women.
Ritual sacrifice and the ANC centenary
The ANC’s centenary celebrations were marked by another instance of an uncomfortable collision of cultural norms in the ritual slaughter of a bull. But is cultural habit a sufficient justification for such rituals?
What happened to Plan A, Obama?
The overturning of an FDA recommendation to allow Plan B to be sold over-the-counter plays politics with the health of future generations of voters, all for the sake of unlikely gains in sympathy with this generation of voters.
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