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Alex Hochuli

Alex Hochuli is Institute of Ideas web editor and research assistant, and compiles the IoI's monthly newsletter. Alex is a member of the Battle of Ideas committee and in 2007 produced or co-produced Debating Darwin, the Battle for New Technologies strand and the keynote debate The resurrection of religion. In early 2008, Alex co-produced the IoI & Bishopsgate Institute Secularism 2008 Series. At the Battle of Ideas 2008 he is producing debates on immigration and on population.

Alex occasionally writes articles for spiked and reviews for Culture Wars and was on the editorial team of the Battles in Print 2007. Alex co-edited the Manifesto Club's freedom blog, Speaking our mind, and was a regular guest on news discussion programme Up Front on internet TV channel 18 Doughty Street. He also occasionally judges rounds and writes Topic Guides for the Debating Matters Competition.

Alex is a Masters student in European Studies at King's College London, with a focus on theories of nationalism and on debates over modernity/postmodernity. He is researching 'romantic anti-capitalism' for his masters thesis. Alex has a BSc in International Relations and History from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Recent articles

Selected appearances

  • 6 March 2008. Alex chaired the Secularism 2008 Series debate 'Still the opium of the masses? Religion and radicalism' at Bishopsgate Institute. Watch it on FORA.tv.


  • 28 October 2007. Alex chaired the debate Debating Darwin: should evolution be taught as the only truth? at the Battle of Ideas 2007. Watch it on FORA.tv.


  • Alex was last on Up Front on 18 Doughty Street on 19 July 2007.


  • 20 December 2006. Alex was a guest on Claire Fox News on internet TV channel 18 Doughty Street


    • Selected articles

  • 10 October 2007. The resurrection of religion - Francois Houtart interviewed by Alex Hochuli Battles in Print


  • 21 August 2007. Who's afraid of... gambling adverts? spiked


  • 03 July 2007. Talk review: Andrew Keen on Cult of the Amateur Culture Wars


  • 20 June 2007. Book review: Politics and History: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Marx Culture Wars


  • 02 April 2007. Theatre review: Hot Zone Culture Wars


  • 26 February 2007. Tyranny of the Individual spiked


  • 15 February 2007. The Wisdom of Noel Gallagher spiked


  • 22 January 2007. Conference review: Fabian Society New Year Conference - 'The Next Decade' Culture Wars


  • 1 December 2006. Book review: In Praise of Ideology Culture Wars


  • 19 October 2006. Talk review: 'What has happened to investigative journalism?’ Culture Wars