Face Masks
Continued mask wearing won’t help us return to normal
Psychologists know it will do the opposite
The happy-clappy compassion mask
Ewa and Mateusz Dymek say cruelty is being masked by compassion
How the government has exploited our human response to danger
Olivia Hartley speaks to Laura Dodsworth about face masks, religious faith, and how public health has become a criminal justice matter
Face masks diminish the romance of everyday life
Smiling – one of the primary expressions of our common humanity – has been rendered invisible by the ubiquity of face masks
Democracy muzzled
Peter Hitchens says Covid masks are a potent symbol of the West’s headlong flight from Enlightenment values
The Dystopian Age of the Mask
How Ernst Jünger predicted the ubiquity of masks
The price of safety
From school face masks to how to pay for Covid – Tory MPs are getting nervous
Face masks make you stupid
Why face masks are a form of dehumanisation
The wilder the party, the bigger the hangover
The post-Covid recovery is set to roar, but will surely bring inflation in its wake
Fort Mordaunt – a castle with a keep
Penny Mordaunt treats us to her motte and bailey defence
Goodbye to the Blonds
The generation of idiosyncratic proprietors who changed the face of the British book industry
The end of the road
Nick Cohen has adopted a new workout: wrestling with a novel
Anatomy of a miserable deal
Barnier’s Secret Journal should interest British readers due to the insights on whether the UK could have negotiated a better deal
Putting women last
Anti-carceral activists want to shut prisons, but ignore sexual offenders
Murders for August
What masterpieces hide on tired and musty shelves?
Smart answers to clever questions
In the Know is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn more about the fascinating science of human intelligence
Cowardice calls to cowardice
The unworthy heirs of Millicent Fawcett
Charity remains at home
In cutting international aid, Tory MPs delude themselves into believing the prime minister