China
Our revels are now ended
The unavoidable tide of demographics and globalisation will bring an end to the long economic boom
Sinicizing the CCP
Xi Jinping’s cynical use of Confucius
Seven years in China
COVID, nationalism and Beijing walls
America is divided on Taiwan
That might be a good thing
And never the twain shall meet?
A lineup of new books tackle the thorny China problem
China is the only real victor in Ukraine
A frightening new autocratic international order is taking shape
My days as a Chinese spy
A mysterious 72 hours in Hong Kong for a lucrative lobbying job ended up being something much more sinister…
Our enemies bring our friends closer
How can antipathy focus the mind in international relations?
The limits of logic
We are at a crucial moment in the history of artificial intelligence
Hard times on the Black Dragon River
Thubron shows an unyielding willingness to listen to those he meets and attempt to understand their worlds
Dumb, glum and zero-sum
British thinking has to value supply more than distribution
Women MPs should be representing women’s interests
It was ludicrous to talk about microaggressions in the aftermath of an alkaline attack
Scary cute
CUTE, a new exhibition at Somerset House is a deliciously unsettling stroll down the uncanny valley
Have the police criminalised being “openly Jewish”?
It is unacceptable for the police to blame the victims of potential bigotry
Barking up the wrong tree
Insta-obsessed diners can’t see the food for the reels
Taking Pride
If sexual orientation is not a choice and therefore nothing to be ashamed of, then it can be nothing to be proud of either
The curious case of the “Gaylor” affair
Whatever the framing, the sexuality is the story
Don’t forget Nicola Sturgeon’s nodding dogs
The SNP have been enabled by uncritical British media
13 Years Later
Who could be inspired by this zombie conservatism?
Plagiarism: a racist weapon
It has been genuinely disturbing to see Claudine Gay ousted simply for being an empowered black woman
The love that dare not speak its name
Classical music has been tarnished with the dread word “elitism”
