Leaving Kindland, entering reality
“Being kind” at the expense of truth and reason can make us nothing of the kind
The BBC should remember what it’s for
A public broadcaster should exist for truthful journalism, not fashionable pieties
Disposable women?
Middle-aged women are routinely ignored and dismissed by society — it is time for that to change
You can criticise comedy without cancelling it
Ricky Gervais should ask himself who he is satirising and why
Small talk and big asks
Men’s mental health is a serious matter — but it is wrong to expect people to be lifesavers
The truth is out there
Henry Staunton is dismissed as dangerously “erratic” by the powers that be, but he may just be telling the truth, no matter how weird
The Foreign Office should be rooted in the past
Who and what is it for, if not the British people, and our history and culture?
AI has not killed the author
Advanced technology can enhance rather than replacing the pleasure of a good book
The Church of England has failed on gender
To pursue kindness at the expense of truth is self-defeating
The secrets of familial suffering
Recovering from the burden of generational pain can be a private act
Of course women support women
Men are angry about where women’s money is going? What’s new?
World Budget Day
On World Book Day, Jeremy Hunt tried and failed to dress up as Nigel Lawson
Do not sanction the truth
Stating biological facts should not be cause for heavy-handed complaints proceedings
When classicists attack classics
Sanskrit isn’t the only ancient language to be affected by academic imperialism
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
