Civil Society
Death by a thousand regulations
British politicians are allowing unnecessary laws to ruin civil society
The 15-minute bait and switch
15-minute cities mean restricted freedom and a town hall traffic-fine bonanza
Merchants of the Venice Biennale
For all its pretentiousness, the Venice Biennale still hints towards higher truths
Overmedicalisation is harming Generation Z
Zoomers are fragile because they have been told they are
Moral progress has happened not because of, but in spite of woke activism
People who have enabled falsehoods and abuse cannot take credit for civilisational advances
What became of Tchaikovsky?
Tchaikovsky: 5th symphony etc (ICA Classics)
Ukraine’s cross-cultural contradictions
Has Ukraine overcome its legacy of historical antisemitism?
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
Free speech freeze-up
Reactions in Britain to the attempted suppression of NatCon suggest a bleak future for freedom of speech and thought