Scott Stephens

Why is public debate increasingly polarised—and what can we do about it? Is our democracy corroding? In this original, eloquent essay, Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens explore the ethics and politics of public debate—and the threat it now faces. In a healthy society, we need the capacity to disagree. Yet, Aly and Stephens note a growing tendency to disdain and...

'From where will we draw the moral energy to stay true to justice?' For more than three decades, the incomparable voice of Raimond Gaita has been summoning us to new conversations that deepen our understanding of what matters most to human life and awaken the sense of our common humanity. For Gaita, we are never more fully alive than when...