The Ends of Freedom: Reclaiming America’s Lost Promise of Economic Rights

Mark Paul will discuss his new book with Eric Beinhocker. The event is in-person and will take place in the Tun Razak Lecture Theatre at the Blavatnik School of Government. We will also stream the event via Zoom. Please register to receive the link.

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An urgent and galvanizing argument for an Economic Bill of Rights—and its potential to confer true freedom on all Americans.

Space & Counterspace: Disruptive Technologies from Launch to Orbital Strike

Christopher Morris runs a fortnightly discussion group. Please be aware that group attendance may be limited. It is required to contact Christopher (Christopher.Morris@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance for availability. Meetings will run both in person and online.

In person location: Boyd Room, Hertford College
Online: Microsoft Teams

When the Health of the People was the Highest Law: Have Coronavirus Restrictions Damaged the Authority of Laws for the Public’s Health?

Cicero’s maxim salus populi suprema lex est—the health of the people is the highest law—has long held a fascinating and influential place within law and politics, not least given its prominence within John Locke’s Second Treatise on Government. It is also a maxim, sometimes a mantra, that is frequently found within works in public health ethics; a necessarily political field of applied philosophy. The maxim itself contains various points of inherent contestability. These include questions regarding the proper, or best, meaning of ‘salus’.
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