by Frank Furedi | Sep 7, 2020 | Race, Society and Civility
One of the most disturbing and fascinating developments in contemporary public debate is the attempt to normalise looting. Since the outbreak of Black Lives Matter protests a few months ago, there have been various efforts to rehabilitate violence and looting as...
by Frank Furedi | Aug 31, 2020 | Culture Wars, Society and Civility
The use of guns is becoming a common feature of the protests and violence raging in many parts of the United States. The way in which the Wisconsin city of Kenosha has been turned into a veritable warzone suggests that some people now see destructive behaviour as a...
by Frank Furedi | Aug 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Culture Wars, Education, Parenting
Family rules and routines have been relaxed, or even abandoned, over the past few months. A parenting expert says it’s time for adults to take back control at home. Who won’t admit that lockdown has played havoc with the way we parent our children? For many families,...
by Frank Furedi | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The most important issue at stake in the culture war is who controls the narrative through which society understands itself. At present, those controlling the narrative appear to be committed to reorganising society’s historical memory, and disputing and...
by Frank Furedi | Jul 30, 2020 | Culture Wars
The cultural conflicts that have engulfed much of the Western world threaten to detach our societies from their past. Almost seamlessly the numerous disputes that have erupted over identity, race, gender and family life have reinforced one another and intermeshed. But...