Geopolitics in the modern world
How does it help us to understand our times?
Xi bangs the drum
On geopolitics with Chinese characteristics
The American decade
The 1990s marked post-Cold War triumph for the States, but choppy waters were ahead
Sparks within the cold
There are rarely easy answers in geopolitics
The state of the arts (w/ Pierre d’Alancaisez)
Can art still be essentially and not just instrumentally valuable?
Before the wall’s fall
Geopolitical maneuverings between the East and the West
The Domino Effect
1960s geopolitics, propaganda and the Vietnam War
Who governs Britain?
David Scullion joins the Critic to discuss working for Suella, the culture of Westminster, and fighting the blob
Red alert?
Apocalyptic intimations in the mid-1900s
Karens and cohesion (w/ Ellen Pasternack)
Society depends on conscientiousness and taboo
Who’s advising the migration advisors?
We deserve more transparency when it comes to who and what influences British immigration policy
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
No joke
Scotland’s Hate Crime Act is absurd, but nobody’s laughing
History will judge us on gender
How can the modern world tolerate such absurdity?
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
Preparing for the worst
How gender critical commentators are preparing for the impact of the Hate Crime and Public Order Act
Decolonising science
Rewritten histories of science, outdated religious shibboleths and notorious omissions
Jam, Jute, journalism, Japanese design
There is a lot more to see and enjoy in Dundee than London reviewers suggested
Do not sanction the truth
Stating biological facts should not be cause for heavy-handed complaints proceedings
A sound of Rowling thunder
Scotland’s government and police seem determined to turn themselves into a laughing stock
Self-ID versus survivors
Traumatised women deserve to know that they can be supported by women
