G.K. Chesterton and the pandemic
The prince of paradox predicted the absurdities of Covid lockdowns
Children aren’t pets
When did it become okay to degrade children?
On trial for a Bible tweet
Finnish MP’s case could set a precedent for “unacceptable” beliefs across Europe
Toxic monogamy
Why exclusivity has become a dirty word
Stop calling everything porn
Diluting the meaning of a word disguises the harm of the real thing
Smotherland
Millennials’ misplaced parental instincts are being inflicted on society
“Moral debt” is classic watermelon politics
Do left-wing economists believe that there is anything to which wealth redistribution is not the answer?
Gambling with the numbers
A new survey of problem gamblers has serious problems of its own
California dreaming
The delight of discovering an affordable California blend
Why “buffer stocks” don’t work
Yet again, economists have failed to understand Smith
Well-behaved Beethoven
Beethoven: Triple concerto and British folksongs (Decca)
An election without ideas
We need intellectual substance, not just idle gossip
The vicious circle of higher education funding
Underperforming international students are propping up underperforming British universities
The UPF panic is a fad
Chris van Tulleken cannot seem to decide what an ultra-processed food even is
Five rules for governing
Use your power, bring back politics, extend your wings, rebuild your base — and govern in poetry
Hungary: treading a fine line
Can it stay equidistant from the great powers while maintaining trade connectivity?
Murders for July
The most gripping and grisly detective novels of the month, from Devon to Orkney
