Free Speech
J.D. Vance was right about censorship
The tide of censorship is turning in the West
We need an American approach to free expression
Kneecap might be preposterous but they should not be prosecuted
In defence of Gary Lineker
There is a difference between bad posts and crimes
Stop Labour’s “banter bouncers” before it’s too late
Clause 20 of the Employment Rights Bill would turn everyday conversation into a legal minefield
Why should Muslims in Britain understand free speech?
We should stop assuming that our values are universal
The arrogance of academics
The author’s own politicised speech norms are obvious but never reflected upon
Trade unions must support free speech
The right to be offensive should be protected, not dismissed
“Buffer zones” are censorship zones
The offer of consensual conversation should never be a crime
The sinister rise of connotation policing
The state is not just punishing what is said but what is inferred
Resist the social media moral panic
The case against social media is both hysterical and hypocritical
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Fence-sitting in a time of peril
Daniel Johnson condemns the Prime
Minister’s impotent handwringing when
America called for help in the Iran war
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics
The fateful road to the great dictators
Weimar Germany / Red Dawn Over China
What if the AI bubble bursts?
Arguing that an AI bubble is a good thing reeks of techno-optimist complacency
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
What’s so illiberal about “illiberal democracy”?
Viktor Orbán has been a political pioneer in Europe
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
Climate alarmism must not be unquestionable
We have succumbed to herd-like thinking over renewable energy
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
Who will pound longest?
America has military might — but does it have the appetite for war?