Authoritarianism
The police have a posting problem
Social media can create institutional damage
The meaning of Jacinda Ardern
Expect soggy authoritarianism from elite darlings
Reviving the inner anarchist
A new series shows Britain sliding into authoritarianism. Sound familiar?
The dictionary of the demagogues
In the dictionary of the demagogues there is only a single word: obey
A flawed analysis on the rise of transnational authoritarianism
György Schöpflin on Anne Applebaum’s Twilight of Democracy
Arsonists in the Attic
The liberals betrayed the very civilisation they were charged to defend
Neofeudalism and its new legitimisers
Today’s oligarchs depend on a modern, overwhelmingly liberal clerisy for legitimacy
The coronavirus cure for global populism?
How the pandemic exposed some leaders’ bluster and might yet undermine authoritarian regimes
Shock of the new
There is a difference between innovation and a gimmick
How bad is the news on booze?
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
No questions about the woman question, please
Activists are even being excluded from conversations about activism
How the internet killed The Simpsons
Nicholas Clairmont has avidly viewed more than 750 episodes of the comedy about the residents of Springfield — but won’t be watching any more
Wearing shades
We plebs aren’t supposed to buy designer-influenced fast fashion anymore
The ways of waterways
From travelling to trade, how Britons used water before canals
The greats’ Dane
The story of Burton and Gielgud’s famed Broadway production of Hamlet has been turned into a West End play
A judicial defence of religious liberty is long overdue
Christians should not be discriminated against because of their religious beliefs
The menopause is no joke
It is time to stop being so facetious about women’s health
A cut above
Above all is the quietude, broken only by the snipping chatter of several scissors
Stopping the devolution ratchet
More devolution will not solve the worst consequences of devolution
