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We’re hardwired to laugh – this is why watching comedians try to be the ‘Last One Laughing’ is so funny

Last One Laughing is a battle royale for stand-ups. Ten comedians, one room, surrounded by cameras. Laugh once and they’re warned. Laugh again, and they’re out. Last comic left wins.

The Conversation

Hafta letters: Shehla Rashid interview, geopolitics, Hafta guests, standup comedy

NiranjanFirst-time writer sick of the tirade against Anand, just voicing some support (not that Judge Saab needs it). Modi and government bashing is easy and we have Abhi to do it in very colourful words. I don’t expect Anand to participate in it. Rather than pass black and white judgements…

Newslaundry

Pardon who? Hunter Biden case renews ethical debate over use and limits of peculiar presidential power

The decision by President Joe Biden to pardon his son, Hunter, despite previously suggesting he would not do so, has reopened debate over the use of the presidential pardon.

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Why Trump’s tactic to make Kamala Harris’s laughter ridiculous won’t work, according to Baudelaire

When US Vice-President Kamala Harris began to be touted as President Joe Biden’s likely successor, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump and his team wasted little time calling her “laffin’ Kamala Harris” on social media.

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Exploring The Top 10 Political Visionaries

Explore the impact of 10 political visionaries who have shaped the course of political thought and action.

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Fascism is everywhere on the march. And it’s Trump who sets the pace

The former president’s nihilist, autocratic anti-politics transcend borders. In Iowa, as in so much of the world, voters are opting for the strongman

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The New Leviathans by John Gray review – should we abandon hope and prepare for anarchy?

The philosopher falls back on generalities and sketches of oddballs in his latest, sometimes frenzied assault on liberalism and humanity

The Guardian - UK

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The Handover by David Runciman review – is the future out of our control?

Surveying everything from hunter gatherers to Elon Musk, the Cambridge politics professor debates whether our fate is sealed by the machines we’ve created

The Guardian - UK

What would Aristotle think about the current state of politics?

In recent years, political debate has degenerated into ever more aggressive partisan mudslinging and character assassination, with no room for a reasoned and non-rancorous discussion of competing alternatives in assessing the policy issues of the day.

The Conversation

Baby Ninth Amendments Part IV: All the Rights but Not ALL the Rights

Baby Ninths assume a Lockean social contract—not a Hobbesian one. They protect Lockean rights but not positive or procedural rights.

Reason

Alan Kohler: Population growth equals economic growth, but for whom?

We need immigration to replace ageing Baby Boomers. The problem isn't population growth, its the disconnect with housing and infrastructure.

The New Daily

Hobbes' Leviathan and Thousands of Others Were Off-Limits to Catholics

Leviathan was a challenge to the governing independence of the Holy See.

Reason

Alan Kohler: Small government and free markets – ideology or greed?

A desire to pay less tax is part of the conservative mindset, which will make it more persistent even if Professor Stiglitz is right about government.

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