When human rights end
Why human rights still matter, of course; Lukashenka’s neo-Soviet sexism; Ukraine’s election dilemma.
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Culture
The great wokeism paradox
Originally an expression of minority awareness, the term ‘woke’ has been forced into a cultural corner. The European far right’s instrumentalization of difference as a threat to national identity leaves immigrants, Romani, Muslims, LGBTQIA+ people in an increasingly vulnerable position.
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The meaning of Viktor Orbán
The vilification of Orbán in Europe became politically counter-productive in Hungary itself. Péter Magyar’s success is founded on a realistic appraisal of the concerns of Hungarian society rather than a moralistic politics of blame.
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Hungary’s restart
Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz was defeated by a grassroots movement that faced down systematic intimidation in an extraordinary act of popular mobilization. The attempt to restart democracy in Hungary stands a better chance of success than at any time since 1989.
Street tulips
The US-Israel war on Iran has exposed, and exacerbated, fault lines in the Iranian diaspora. A personal account of altercation in Sweden highlights the fervour of pro-monarchists versus the dislocation and loss inflicted by escalated violence.
Samhällsexperiment utan experimentalism
Framtiden är tillbaka. Men varför är det så svårt att föreställa sig en som inte är formulerad av tech-oligarker eller auktoritära stater? Samtiden tycks ha förlorat sin förmåga till kulturella och sociala visioner, menar sociologen Karl Palmås. Samhällsexperimenten saknar helt
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The new infinity
The challenge of regulating AI when it cannot be defined; AI and the devaluation of work; AI and the future of productivity; why engineered anthropomorphism is here to stay.