Jim Donaghey (Loughborough): Punk and Anarchism: UK, Poland, Indonesia. Mustafa Akyol on the de-Gulenification of Turkey. Against the Antichrists who are undermining the Church: Sandro Magister on the theories of the political philosopher Carl Schmitt applied to the pontificate of Joseph Ratzinger and to his resignation. Mass killings may have created contagion, feeding on itself. Life-hacks of the poor and aimless: Laurie Penny on negotiating the false idols of neoliberal self-care. Emily Crockett on the subtext of Bill Clinton’s speech: Women have always done the invisible, thankless work. A Hillary Clinton presidency will greatly boost women’s representation in politics, with big policy consequences. O’Reilly’s comments on White House slaves echo actual slaveowners. “People rationalizing slavery in 2016 gives you a small glimpse into how an entire society was able to justify owning humans as property”.
