Epistemology
Lockdowns and the problem with science-based policy
Evidence in politics is great, but what evidence and to what ends?
Back to reality
Objective truth is critically important. It is one of the greatest defences of our liberty
Boiling the British frog
Decline is a process, not a moment
Twilight of the hacks
“A Very Royal Scandal” and the emptiness of modern journalism
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
Gifted children
How does one wrap a bank transfer?
Fear and favour
Are the police guilty of a “two tier” approach? They are if their own “Police Race Action Plan” is to be believed
Vicarious pleasure
On the enduring allure of celebrity cast-offs
Defending an outdoor smoke
There is no rational argument for prohibition
The Worlds of Marco Polo: The Journey of a Thirteenth-Century Venetian Merchant; Palazzo Ducale, Venice
For millennia all that was rare, exquisite, gorgeous and strange traversed the “Silk Road”
Leave our pubs alone
New public health proposals are missing the pint
Leo Varadkar is still stirring division
The former Taoiseach should have more humility
The rise of suburbia
The English experiment in liminal living
