Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831) was a German philosopher during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and was key in the development of German idealism. Hegel’s work varies from idealism to the concept of the “Geist”, the philosophy of art and metaphysics. Therefore, Hegel is not easy to read nor is he easy to… Continue reading Hegel’s dialectics and Marxism in Europe
Sudan today stands at the edge of collapse, its people caught in the crossfire of a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). What began as a power struggle in April 2023 has metastasised into a nationwide conflict that has destroyed cities, displaced millions and left the… Continue reading Sudan on the brink — a nation unravelling amid war and humanitarian collapse
In A Girl’s Story, Annie Ernaux, in a somewhat self-indulgent practice, recounts her girlhood: all its desire, shame and vulnerability that encircles the years of female adolescence. Ernaux’s creative ability to place herself into the body of her 18-year-old self means reliving sexual and emotional trauma. She delves into the summer of 1958 when she… Continue reading Journey to the self — detangling adolescent desire and conditioned female shame in A Girl’s Story
Around the fifth century BCE, in ancient China, one notorious commander declared that “all warfare is based on deception”, and ultimate success purely stems from tactics of evasion and subtlety. The work which this quote has been acquired from, The Art of War, is attributed to Sun Tzu; however, by 1469, the year Niccolò Machiavelli… Continue reading The art of the prince — Machiavelli and the endurance of deception
Elephants are the world’s largest land mammals, whose tusks and teeth have historically been considered a valuable commodity. The demand for ivory has led to continuous cases of elephant poaching, which has resulted in a large decline in the African elephant population. While ivory sales have been banned, African elephants remain listed as endangered on the IUCN Red… Continue reading The Origins and Evolution of the Illegal Ivory Trade
Marked by natural disasters, famine, mass migration and internal conflict, the last two years in South Sudan have been some of the darkest in its short history as an independent nation. In a country where some 9 million people are in need of humanitarian aid, aid workers are carrying out life-saving work on the frontlines.… Continue reading Risking more and getting less — how the insensitive practices of NGOs are killing aid workers in South Sudan
Behind the quiet doors of Britain’s private investigation firms lies a world that answers to almost no one. No licence, little oversight and no meaningful barrier to entry — just a website, a phone number and the promise to uncover what others cannot. It is a profession that trades in secrets while operating largely without… Continue reading Inside the wild west of Britain’s private investigators
I was on the toilet when I first became acquainted with Zohran Mamdani. I wasn’t reading an article or listening to a campaign speech, but rather I was mindlessly scrolling through Instagram. Despite initially swiping up, it was perhaps the warmth of his smile I had glimpsed for a half second that compelled me to… Continue reading How Mamdani reeled me in
For as long as we can recall, philosophers, poets and scientists alike have grappled with the seemingly impossible task of defining the essence of love, and as an extension of this the essence of humanity. We now live in a society where technology is entrenched in our everyday lives and the question is taking on… Continue reading What it means to love — humanity and artificial intelligence in Klara and the Sun
Throughout 2025, mostly thanks to the film A Complete Unknown hitting cinemas and a further exploration of his career, there has been a rekindling of interest in Bob Dylan. A whole new generation of youngsters has discovered that nasally voiced, mysterious Jewish boy who roamed Greenwich Village in the folk clubs and coffeehouses all those… Continue reading The politics of Dylan
