The conspiracy illusion
Marianna Spring is looking at the finger, not the moon
The age of the news influencer
TikTok reveals a broader existential crisis facing the media and our consumption of the news
Alan Bates Britain
The case for dramatising every national scandal
The triumph of Twee Britannia
We must resist the siren songs of Bake Off and Boaty McBoatface
The death of dystopia
Fictional nightmares can provide childish escapism rather than harsh truths
A left-wing Limbaugh
James O’Brien has become a part of what he loathes
Against ideas
We have too many of them and they are not doing any good
The Israel-Hamas conflict and the failure of the information war
The fear of disinformation can lead to an intellectual and political quagmire
The kids are alright
In defence of the British state school pupil
The big turn off
Declining audiences is a big problem for journalism
The BBC feeds us bad science
We can’t even trust the Beeb to tell us about the basic facts of motherhood
Unpacking neurodivergence and gender identity
Neurodivergent teenagers are in danger of having their struggles miscategorised
Four women seers in a time of strife
Eilenberger’s design is to present philosophy outside the lecture theatre in its life-transforming power
Long story short
Movie length seems to have become a way for directors to tell us what serious people they are
The disingenuous anti-vax blame game
People have short memories about the MMR scare
Hatred and mental illness are not mutually exclusive
Violent men being mentally ill need not make broader societal phenomena irrelevant
Why do we mourn the unborn?
Our attitudes towards children in the womb are hopelessly confused
The betrayal of Charlie Hebdo
The French intelligentsia has reneged on promises of fearless free speech and embraced a pervasive culture of censorship
The creation of canals
Entering the golden age of canals
What are universities for?
The battle for British universities is not yet lost
