Oliver Wiseman
Oliver Wiseman was the US Editor of The Critic from 2019 to 2021. He tweets at @ollywiseman
Whose side is Tulsi Gabbard on?
A pro-Assad, anti-war presidential candidate unsettles her Democratic rivals
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
Was the Budget stupid or malicious?
It is going to fuel youth unemployment
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Getting the creeps
How should we cope with the unsettling in everyday life?
Assisted dying and the suicidal
The culture around assisted dying could aggravate the thoughts of the suicidal
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
Will Starmer’s immigration gambit backfire?
The prime minister might have opened a box that he cannot close
Towards a hospitable environmentalism
Green ideas must transcend misanthropy and austerity
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
Keir’s junk politics
Keir Starmer is trying to reform the public, not the NHS