Contrarian
In a woke world, be a Contrarian
The Contrarian Prize celebrates British public figures that have the chutzpah to challenge the status quo
Artistic freedom is worth the risk
Arts Council England’s revised guidance offers cause for concern over freedom of expression
Open season
I’m trying to stick to wild game, venison and native beef— and monogamy too
Crocodile Keir
For all of Sunak’s shoddy timing, Starmer’s opportunism was pathetic
The misanthropic history man
Yuval Noah Harari has become an intellectual superstar, but his predictions have become wilder and sillier
Who are universities for?
Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more
Don’t tell feminists what our priorities should be
We know the seriousness of the issues that affect us, thank you
The shadowy economics of fentanyl
One professor is investigating how the deadly drug trade works — and how it might be fought
The untalented Mx. Ripley
In a story of a fiendishly successful performance, Eliot Sumner proved an extremely unconvincing man
Do not sanction the truth
Stating biological facts should not be cause for heavy-handed complaints proceedings
Grandmasters: a meeting of great minds
Napoleon and Goethe: Touchstone of Genius by Raymond Keene
Michael Gove’s convenient conversion won’t be enough
Britain’s economic dysfunction runs very deep indeed
