Desire
AI will not satisfy
Human desires tend to be rooted in the human
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There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
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The ties that bind
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Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
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Price caps and political pygmies
Britain’s capitalist command economy cannot let businesses be
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
Who wants to be a patriotic millionaire?
More taxation will not solve our economic woes
The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
How to save your parish church
Be the Church you want to see in the world
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal