Dependence
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
Leaving Kindland, entering reality
“Being kind” at the expense of truth and reason can make us nothing of the kind
Four women seers in a time of strife
Eilenberger’s design is to present philosophy outside the lecture theatre in its life-transforming power
Have the police criminalised being “openly Jewish”?
It is unacceptable for the police to blame the victims of potential bigotry
Killing the golden goose
International student numbers must be capped, and candidates held to the same academic standards
The Midas touch
The kind of skill that makes the breath catch in thousands of throats at once
Cricket’s triple threat
Some have the granddaddy knack
It’s the only one for me, nicotine
Once again, public health fanaticism is being prioritised over simple pleasures
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
Childhood reclaimed
Mobile phones have been constraining our kids’ imaginations — but it does not have to be this way
Must we keep failing universities alive?
History is full of institutions which could not justify their own existence
Scullionbait 2: This Time It’s Intersectional
Academics are attacked and AI goes intersectional
