Free Speech
The left-wing defence of free speech
A recent book mounts a rare and powerful, if partly flawed, case for free expression from the Left
The Conservatives should not cancel Christians
A Conservative party that demonises Christian convictions will cease to be conservative
Renewing academia
The Centre for Heterodox Social Science represents a positive alternative to a field increasingly dominated by progressive ideology
The Irish should reject the new hate speech bill
It threatens free speech while offering dubious benefits for society
Free speech for everyone, except …
We have to stop compromising our defence of free speech whenever it is convenient
Our illiberal Terrorism Act
People should be censured for their actions and not for their beliefs
The betrayal of Charlie Hebdo
The French intelligentsia has reneged on promises of fearless free speech and embraced a pervasive culture of censorship
Free speech and fashionable hypocrisy
Between the Tory government and the University and College Union, will anyone be consistent?
A Phoenix rises
Professor Jo Phoenix’s legal triumph is also a triumph for free speech
Keep the cops out of our minds
Silent thoughts should never be prohibited
Assisted dying and the suicidal
The culture around assisted dying could aggravate the thoughts of the suicidal
Twilight of the hacks
“A Very Royal Scandal” and the emptiness of modern journalism
Labour has a conspiracy problem
Dawn Butler MP should reevaluate her eccentric ideas
The reality of assisted dying, an open letter
A plea to MPs to vote against this dangerous law
Spotify Wrapped is good for the soul
On the joys of exploring a year in music
Killing time
Parliament is making the world a better place, one death at a time
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
French lessons
Macron’s centrist coalition has not only led the country to paralysis, but is itself threatened with implosion
How should we teach about the Holocaust?
Keir Starmer’s social engineering aims seem ill-conceived
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
A worthy but deeply flawed attack on woke
A distinct lack of charity when evaluating the motivations and goals of others
