Anonymity will not solve unconscious bias
How the double-blind peer review process will hinder scholarly output in the humanities
The vanishing university
From Oxford to Edinburgh, Bristol to Liverpool, the story is the same: online interaction is here to stay
Freeing Speech
A new report is gratifyingly pro-freedom and pro-free speech
Woke of the Rings
The Tolkien society is scanning the author’s work for signs of cishetero amatonormativity
Who are the People’s Tribunal?
A body calling for the revision of school textbooks should bear closer scrutiny
Professional denouncement for private opinions
We need to think twice before saying chambers can’t take on a barrister due to private opinions previously expressed, says Andrew Tettenborn
Race to the bottom
Although highly qualified, the views of UN race academics must be resisted
What does the Anti-Racism report mean for the Church?
The Church of England cannot afford to kowtow to all of the demands made by the Church’s Anti-Racism Taskforce
Deviating definitions
Andrew Tettenborn says the trend of redefining certain terms not only hinders social communication but is also almost literally Orwellian
The EU is no haven for political naysayers
Is it right that Britain should be forced to extradite the political agitators of other EU states?
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
The Bard at Christmas
It is impossible to appreciate Shakespeare without acknowledging his Christian foundations
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
Should we feel pity for the Pelicot accused?
To have endured pain does not excuse inflicting pain
The US is getting what it wants in the Middle East
Israeli escalations against Hezbollah are not defiance but an extension of U.S. strategy
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
The downfall of the podcast-industrial complex
How did some of our finest podcasters get the election so wrong?
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Prince
Is he simply a desperate chancer, or a genuine threat to British interests?
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
Sports inequity
Modern academia wants us to believe six impossible things before breakfast
