The Minefield

Social cohesion is straining — can citizens’ assemblies help?

Why do democracies seem so fragile in the face of shortages?

Why Autocracy Needs Spectacle — with M Gessen

Can illegal wars still be legitimate wars?

Ramadan: Politics Straight from the Heart — with Christos Tsiolkas

Ramadan: ‘Do Not Harden Your Heart’ — with Avril Alba

Ramadan: Having a ‘Change of Heart’ — with Claire Zorn

Ramadan: The Heart and the Moral Life — with Stephen Darwall

What can headcoverings teach us about individuality, dignity and modesty?

Can political moderation survive in an age of grievance?

From Venezuela to Greenland — how to respond to Trump’s territorial ambitions?

What does hate speech do — and why is it so hard to legislate against?

Anna Funder on the ethical and aesthetic problem of monstrous artists

"There's a horse loose in a hospital": Is John Mulaney a comedic genius?

The importance of letting someone 'save face'

How do recommendation algorithms affect our sense of taste?

AI and the cost to human life — with Karen Hao

What can we learn about politics from Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s ‘Good and Bad Government’?

The ethics of life-writing: Memoirs may be popular, but can they be truthful?

What will we lose if translation becomes wholly automated?

‘Adult time for violent crime’? What commitments should guide society’s response to youth crime?

Will weight loss drugs entrench cultural expectations about body size?

Is the experience of beauty slipping away in an age of frictionlessness, speed and AI slop?

Protests are a democratic right that can go wrong — how much should they be restricted?

When democracy abandons decency — with George Packer

Learning to inhabit silence — with Stan Grant

What role should emotion play in the fraught politics of immigration?

The ‘fascism’ paradox — with Jason Stanley

Mailbag — we answer your questions

Why Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a test for democracy — and of our decency

Bonus episode: Jane Austen’s enduring charm

What are we doing when we let someone ‘save face’?

The threat that AI poses to human life — with Karen Hao

Are there inherent limits on what should be said in public debate?

If AI causes widespread job losses, is a Universal Basic Income the solution?

Should childcare be offered by for-profit providers?

What does it mean to be committed to ‘net zero’?

What would be achieved by recognising a Palestinian state?

What are recommendation algorithms doing to our sense of taste?

Why are regressive expressions of masculinity now so popular?

“There’s a horse loose in a hospital”: What John Mulaney gets right about (non-)political comedy

What is “content” doing to our sense of value?

Can the cinematic genius of “Jaws” overcome its problematic legacy?

Israel/Iran: What are the ethical and legal limits of self-defence?

Where to now for conservative politics in Australia?

The moral problem of monstrous artists, with Anna Funder: Live from the Sydney Writers’ Festival

“Progressive patriotism” — is it an idea whose time has come?

Why is our response to humanitarian crises so complicated — and inconsistent?

Is it only “joy” when it’s shared?

Australian voters have spoken — do we know what they said?