Google has a history problem
As much as we might wish that history had been different, virtue cannot grow from the soil of falsehood
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
Realism is not the same as self-pity
There is a limit to how much women can physically protect themselves from men
There is a lushness to this expanded Letters
There is frequent reporting of local news, often betraying a hobbit-like
preoccupation with the availability of beer
The fixtures that forged a nation
Even if you loathed sport, you could enjoy this book — which is why it can both delight and frustrate
Having a bad Bey
If you’re going to jettison the essence of the song, why even bother?
How to win at Chopin
Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics
Is Britain a Christian country?
The UK has an established religion alright — the worship of the self
WW3 and the end of history
The age of world wars is past, the age of global civil war has come
Parliamentary sovereignty (extreme edition)
Rwanda is safe. How do we know? Because we said so.
The misanthropic history man
Yuval Noah Harari has become an intellectual superstar, but his predictions have become wilder and sillier