The online life that steals your soul
Read this book and then stamp on your phone
Poet, artist, tantric Christian
William Blake opposed the dreary image of the God of reason via a “reexpanded imagination”
The right-on, left-wing oppressors
A flaw in the design of academic studies makes the Left appear less authoritarian than the Right
Love in a remotely-controlled climate
If we outsource our decisions to
machines, we will be less capable
of navigating our own feelings
Time to ask “But what about the children?”
Not talking about the facts is counterproductive
In a world without God, what does suicide mean?
When society no longer sees the taking of one’s own life as a sin, it is unclear who should be responsible for attempting to prevent such deaths
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
A show to make you afraid of the dark
Opera is the repository of everything crass and depraved in what is laughingly called European “civilisation”
Prosthetic, pathetic, human
Angela de la Cruz’s playful and ghastly art touches a raw nerve
Morals before wealth
250 years after Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations, an earlier work remains the key to understanding it.
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
It’s high time we banned dogs
The tide is turning against these slobbering beasts
Awards ceremonies are erasing women
Biological males should not receive awards intended for women
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines