Artillery Row
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
AI, religion and AI religion
Pope Leo is right to push back against the prophets of AI supremacy and AI doom
Parade of defeats
Armenia is a democracy tearing itself apart over who gets to define the soul of a nation
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
The decision-dodgers
The puberty blocker trial shows that outsourcing policy choices to experts isn’t working
Spaceships, ghost ships and sheep
The secret sauce of Project Hail Mary: it’s a laugh
Assisted suicide has been dealt a fatal blow
The Scottish Parliament arrived at the right decision. Westminster should do the same
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
A profound Tory
Simon Heffer’s biography of Enoch Powell very much deserves revisiting
Anyone could have predicted
Left-leaning commentators should not pretend to be surprised by the consequences of multiculturalism