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Ghosts at the feast
Christmas ghost stories are meditations on darkness at the darkest point of the year
The story of the people, by the people
What is History, Now? offers a passionate defence of the pluralism of historical study
The Critic Books Podcast: The Barn
The Barn is a history of the lives, landscapes, and lost ways of an old Yorkshire farm building
The Revolution in the stable
We abandon the incarnation at our peril
Self-harm in sheep’s clothing
The feminist fix: At least Schlafly did not pretend to be one of us
The next age of prude
Could Billie Eilish lead a mainstream pushback against the excesses of 2010s “choice feminism”?
Nudging the news
Has the partnership between Sky and the Behavioural Insights Team breached Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code?
Miller’s victory
2021 will be remembered as the turning of the tide of gender ideology
Old-fashioned sexism
The case of Bryony Frost reminds us what women faced before transgender athletes upset sports equality
I think, therefore I’m right
We need a “Philosophy SAGE” to test the logic behind Covid policies
What is behind the ECHR debate?
We should stop pretending that moral disagreements can be reduced to technical debates
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
What does it mean to be Christian?
We are in danger of reducing faith to the shallow depths of personality and politics
It is good to challenge kids
That which makes us anxious can also make us strong
What’s the point of university during a freedom of speech crisis?
Students should be taught to do more than agree
Labour’s favourite banker
Questions can be asked about the relationship between the Labour Party and Anthony Watson
Life amid the ruins
Any captured, destroyed city, offers the same problems for the new owners
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Homes for heroes
MPs are committed public servants who need accomodation in London to do their job
Confessions of a Melbourne Bus-Fare Evader
I am become bus, destroyer of bourgeois class consciousness
