“Politics of Consciousness” – Yuval Noah HARARI

What is consciousness? Who has consciousness? And why is it so dangerous to confuse it with intelligence? How does our understanding of consciousness impact the ethical, political and legal debates about abortion, animal rights and the legal status of AI? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rtS2OEV6bM In this video talk, Yuval Noah Harari unpacks these huge questions step by step,…

The Multi-Millionaire Who Murdered 77 People | Twisted Minds

Anders Breivik's mother considered aborting him. It's such a shame she didn't. She would have spared the lives of 77 innocent people. This is the story of a man who sporadically murdered innocent citizens under the guise of starting a revolution. And that begs the question, just how large a blood bath did this man…

“Abortion: the ‘pro-death’ view” – David BENATAR

The pro-death view should be of interest even to those who do not accept it. One of its valuable features is that it offers a unique challenge to those pro-lifers who reject a legal right to abortion. Whereas a legal pro-choice position does not require a pro-lifer to have an abortion—it allows a choice—a legal…

Arson at an Abortion Clinic Foreshadows a Post-Roe Future

Roe v. Wade being overturned is not the first obstacle for this independent abortion clinic in Wyoming. An arsonist lit Wellspring Access Health on fire last month, just weeks before they were set to open. Now, Roe v. Wade has been overturned and their clinic is in a state that plans to ban abortions except…

“4 Months 3 Weeks And 2 Days”, dir. by Cristian Mungiu (2007)

4 luni, 3 săptămâni și 2 zile is a 2007 Romanian art film with drama and thriller elements, written and directed by Cristian Mungiu and starring Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, and Vlad Ivanov. The film is set in Communist Romania in the final years of the Nicolae Ceaușescu era. It tells the story of two…