Buck v Bell, one of the Supreme Court’s worst mistakes
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr may have been the most influential justice of the past 100 years to serve on the US Supreme Court. He was...
Sweden could ban surrogacy
Government report recommends a stop to both altruistic and commercial surrogacy Eva Wendel Rosberg with Justice Minister Morgan Johansson. Photo: Erik Nylander / TT ...
Is there a difference between genetic engineering and eugenics?
It is an oft-raised concern that genetic engineering may one day morph into a eugenics movement. It is an oft-raised concern that genetic engineering may...
Peter Singer under fire, again
In an edition of the Journal of Applied Philosophy released this week, several academics discussed Peter Singer’s influential theory of “speciesism”. In an edition of...
The psychology of Trump voters
Oxford academic Neil Levy suggests that “prestige bias” is one factor driving Trump’s rise. Why is Donald Trump faring so well in his campaign to...