February, 2024 - Rationale Magazine

26 Feb

How to help people get out of misinformation rabbit holes

02/03/2024
By Emily Booth
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As misinformation and radicalisation rise, it’s tempting to look for something to blame: the internet, social media personalities, sens...

23 Feb

Law & Politics

Satire saturation

23/02/2024
By Michael Liffman
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I like to think of myself as having a good sense of humour. I am certainly not woke. I am alarmed at cancellation culture. And I fail a...

20 Feb

Science & Health

How to inoculate against climate misinformation

Last year, the world experienced the hottest day ever recorded, as we endured the first year where temperatures were 1.5°C warme...

17 Feb

Art, Humour & Poetry

MBJ’s view

See current affairs through the eyes of cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson.

15 Feb

Feature series, Law & Politics

The end of the ‘American moment’

09/03/2024
By David James
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This article is part of our ‘Mulling over America’ feature series, with contributors providing Rationalist perspectives on what ...

12 Feb

Feature series, Law & Politics

It’s a lose, lose, lose situation for Trump’s ‘Divided States of America’

This article is part of our ‘Mulling over America’ feature series, with contributors providing Rationalist perspectives on what ...

08 Feb

Law & Politics

‘Australia Day’ controversy shows we’re a work in progress

08/02/2024
By Robert Macklin
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The controversy surrounding Australia Day is no bad thing. January 26 is our annual reminder of the 1788 starting gun for the British t...

05 Feb

Letters to the Editor

Criticism of Israel’s militarism is not antisemitism

Editor’s note: If you would like to submit a letter for possible publication, please email it to editor@rationalist.com.au. See our ...

03 Feb

Philosophy & Psychology

How thinking styles explain susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs

03/02/2024
By Darel Cookson
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Over the last two decades, and in particular over the last five years, there has been a growing scientific interest in conspirac...

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