Paul Thistoll

FSU Jumps the Shark on Free Speech

Just when you thought the Free Speech Union (FSU) couldn’t get any more absurd, they dive headfirst into the abyss with a post on X defending Dr Samantha Bailey, the New Zealand doctor struck off, in part, for promoting the utterly baseless notion that germ theory is a lie.

In Praise of Foucault: Unpacking the Layers of Our Reality and Human Rights

Michel Foucault, a thinker whose intellectual daring led him to dissect the very foundations of our understanding, remains an essential voice for navigating the complexities of the 21st century. While his work has often been met with resistance, particularly from those adhering to more traditional perspectives, his core insights offer