Note from the Publisher: This piece belongs to the Merion West Legacy series, referring to articles and poems published between 2016 up to Spring 2025.

Has the “Journal of Controversial Ideas” Become Irrelevant?

Has the “Journal of Controversial Ideas” Become Irrelevant?
(Peter Singer at Crawford Forum 2017)

“It has published on a range of topics that perhaps seemed controversial to someone at some time (specifically, academics in the early 2020s) but certainly not to the broader culture in 2025.”

Timeless reading in a fleeting world.

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