The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
Critical briefing: cuckooing
A hidden scourge has been plaguing British streets for too long
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
A culture of death
Street gangs and online provocation are fuelling a morbid subculture in British life
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
The problem with optimisation
Feeling maximally healthy and productive is not the point of life
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Jonathan Ross’s existentialist hell
Jonathan Ross’s “crass” new TV show is surprisingly Sartrean
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)
Are Reform the new Greens?
As the Green Party loses interest in rural matters, Richard Negus considers the claim that British agriculture and the countryside have a new champion
Zackonomics is incoherent and outdated
Zack Polanski is a great political entrepreneur but he is terrible at economics
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
Assisted suicide has been dealt a fatal blow
The Scottish Parliament arrived at the right decision. Westminster should do the same
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
Brave new world or fools’ paradise?
For Dubai’s quarter of a million British expats, the Iran war is a mere blip in a luxurious lifestyle
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide