Kester RatcliffHard conversations with friends about imperfect options in democracyResponse to friends who argued that it’s unconscionable to vote for Harris because she’s not (yet) come out fully against the Palestinian…Aug 1Aug 1
Kester RatcliffRadically realistic reforms for the UK asylum system, and morally why.I support everything in the UK civil society letter to the new Labour government about making the asylum system humane and workeable.Jul 15Jul 15
Kester RatcliffComparing the origin of life to complex societal human issuesWhat do the deep ocean lava pores and hot springs hypotheses have to tell us about human complex societal level issues such as ‘borders?’May 16May 16
Kester Ratcliff‘Reconciliation’ meaning completely different things in different imaginary ontologies & the way…A Good Friday thought after re-reading Maimonides on reconciliationMar 29Mar 29
Kester RatcliffRevolutionary hope.the courageous radical freedom to hope and the power of poetry.Oct 26, 2023Oct 26, 2023
Kester RatcliffPolitical communications strategy advice for other refugees’ rights advocates: focus on changing…Interpretation of Pew polling data and recent election results.Jun 28, 2023Jun 28, 2023
Kester RatcliffWhy EU leaders should re-align policies on irregular migration and asylum with EU Civil SocietyEven if EU leaders remain motivated by the same extrinsic political motives, strategically it makes more sense for them to re-align with…Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 2023
Kester RatcliffWhy misinformation and disinformation on the Left is harder to operationalize measurements for.This was stimulated by Rathje, S., Roozenbeek, J., Van Bavel, J.J. et al. Accuracy and social motivations shape judgements of…Mar 28, 2023Mar 28, 2023
Kester RatcliffAnts, Guppies and Deer: biological analogies to explain why the topic of refugees entering…If you’ve noticed that it seems somewhat random or accidental that prima facie refugees who enter by irregular means is the obsessive hate…Mar 10, 2023Mar 10, 2023
Kester RatcliffExplaining the legal philosophy behind why asylum and migration laws are setup the way they are now…I deleted my 1am rage post about this and decided to explain the legal philosophy behind why the law is the way it is now in the simplest…Mar 8, 20231Mar 8, 20231