June, 2024 - Rationale Magazine

27 Jun

Michel Foucault’s philosophy still speaks to a world saturated with social media

Forty years after his death in Paris on June 25, 1984, many of Michel Foucault’s once radical ideas now seem self-evident. Even critics...

24 Jun

Philosophy & Psychology

How asking the right question opens the path to deep knowledge

According to all the advice on how to win friends and influence people, I should start this essay by explaining how the following words...

20 Jun

Science & Health

Human culture is changing too fast for evolution to catch up

20/06/2024
By Jose Yong
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Research is showing that many of our contemporary problems, such as the rising prevalence of mental health issues, are em...

18 Jun

Business & Economics

Joseph Stiglitz and economic ideology

21/06/2024
By Paul Monk
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Joseph Stiglitz, 81, was Chairman of President Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisors between 1995 and 1997, then Chief Economist at th...

16 Jun

Art, Humour & Poetry

MBJ’s view

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

12 Jun

Business & Economics

Late-stage capitalism and the search for growth

12/06/2024
By David James
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In the developed world, it is often observed that we are living in an era of ‘late-stage capitalism’. To get a clear picture of what th...

09 Jun

Ethics & Religion

The Catholic Church’s fight to keep ‘cultural Catholics’ at Census time

11/06/2024
By Si Gladman
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The next Census in 2026 will likely be a watershed moment for our nation, with the proportion of Australians identifying as not religio...

06 Jun

Law & Politics

Junk science in Australia’s courtrooms

08/06/2024
By Gary Edmond
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The conviction of Robert Farquharson for the murder of his three sons on Father’s Day 2005 is being questioned in the media, wit...

03 Jun

Letters to the Editor

Are renewable energy projects destroying our environment?

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

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