Samuel Mace
Samuel Mace has a PhD in Political Theory from the University of Leeds and writes Theory Matters. He tweets at @thoughtgenerate
William Golding and the curse of the dream
We must resist the lure of utopianism
The dilution of trauma
Exaggerating emotional struggles weakens our resilience
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
From the monstrous to the grotesque
Hitler’s cult of charismatic leadership is indistinguishable from the ideology of National Socialism
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
Trump: Post-Modernist?
The former — and future? — president has an awkward but interesting relationship with the truth
Making a mockery of Labour
The ministers just can’t yet do chaos like the Tories could
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
Mental illness is more complex than we think
There are no easy answers when it comes to mental health
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
What do Labour think a conversion therapy is?
There has to be a middle ground between complete denial and complete affirmation