Campus confidential
Inside the secret Cambridge societies hiding their unfashionable views
Doomsday is not a day of the week
Sometimes, we dwell on tomorrow at the expense of eternity
Why drag is not the same as pantomime
In pantomime, we know that people are pretending
How far is too far when it comes to protest?
Against the notion of competing rights
Deconstructing the decolonisers
An intellectual Robin Hood reclaims British history for those most underserved by elite narratives
The grim side of graduation
Prospects for today’s students look bleak
Unfit for women
Gender neutral spaces can be alienating, not inclusive
The anatomy of cancellation
How speech ends up being suppressed
How bad is the news on booze?
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
The right must learn from modern art
Marcel Duchamp’s rule-breaking provides real lessons for the right
Maligning the missionaries
Should the Church of England regret the promotion of Christianity?
Banning masks from protests is a bad idea
Anonymity can be essential to dissent against tyrannical regimes
Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?
The war on noticing in modern Britain
How DEI initiatives and the worldview behind them dull people’s natural perceptiveness
Britain should stand up to Mauritius
The British Government must make it clear that it will not allow a foreign country to threaten British citizens
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
How the internet killed The Simpsons
Nicholas Clairmont has avidly viewed more than 750 episodes of the comedy about the residents of Springfield — but won’t be watching any more
The Age of Twee
Line up and clap for the NHS, wankpuffin
Liberal gerontocracy and its discontents
Fewer young people supporting more old people has become an unsustainable situation
