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Is Woody Allen an Irrational Man? Maybe not. Woody Allen at the Cannes screening of Irrational Man (2015) with cast members Emma Stone and Parker Posey. Benoit Tessier/Reuters

Irrational, man? Or a Kantian?

With Irrational Man (2015), there is no doubt about it, Woody Allen has done it again. Just what “it” is, however, is less immediately clear. I confess to taking an almost irrational enjoyment in the film…
Donald Trump talking tough.

No, Donald Trump is not a fascist …

Donald Trump is many things. But he is not a fascist. Charges to the contrary have been made by commentators after Mr Trump controversially claimed in December 2015 that Muslims should not be allowed to…
Christmas time Christmas celebration.

Christmas Already? ‘Tis The Season to Think About Time

Well, it’s that time of year again – and there it is; just four words into an article on Christmas I’ve used the word ‘time.’ Among the hodge-podge of rituals and holidays that survive in the post-Christian…
Immanuel Kant was one of the first to propose a state of states. Veit Hans Schnorr/Wikimedia Commons

Kant at Le Bourget

It is natural to adopt a cynical view of the global climate change conference now taking place outside Paris. Behind the noble public declarations self-interest is ruthlessly asserted in the private negotiating…