Evolution
Cultural Christianity and the vulgar wisdom of memes
Dawkins is caught between the pure idea of rationalism, and the messy meme of cultural Christianity
The banality of Barbie
Glossy social commentary does not reflect the facts
The distinctiveness of human aggression
A review of The Goodness Paradox: The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution by Richard Wrangham
“Meme”
From a German zoologist to internet burns, Dominic Green charts the history of the word meme
Pleasures of sex and berries
Hart explains why we’re adapted to the environment we evolved in, rather than the one we inhabit
Donald Trump doesn’t know what a woman is, either
Believing that the sexes are different does not mean appreciating their humanity in full
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
International courts are largely irrelevant
An institutional spider’s web cannot stop a geopolitical elephant
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
How will Christian MPs shape the assisted suicide debate?
The Tory Christian is in decline, but the Labour Christian could make the difference
The case for Badenoch
She has a chance to capitalise on Starmer’s weakness
Donald Trump should not heed the call of foreign policy hawks
The world is not split neatly between good guys and bad guys
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Keir-y-e-Liason
Rob tries to stay awake at the Liazzzzzzon committee
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
