Helen Pluckrose
Round up the ordinary subjects
A free society cannot remain free if it implements the social justice movement’s bizarre ideology of vilifying ordinary people
Reality has been Cancelled
Helen Dale reviews Cynical Theories, by Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay
Organic snake oil salesmen
The Greens have an easy answer for any question (well, almost any question)
The publisher and the police
The case of Ernest Moret has drawn attention to a sinister abuse of power
Fruitful discussion
Hannah’s Children is a sharp retort to assumptions about barefoot, bread-baking women harassed by scores of children and domineering husbands
Merchants of the Venice Biennale
For all its pretentiousness, the Venice Biennale still hints towards higher truths
Decline of the underclass
In the 21st century, London has lost its own internal logic
California dreaming
The delight of discovering an affordable California blend
When the Left thought free trade meant peace
Socialists, communists and liberals were united by a conviction that free trade could, and would, promote democracy and justice
Culture war, what is it good for?
Women will continue to battle for our rights
The UPF panic is a fad
Chris van Tulleken cannot seem to decide what an ultra-processed food even is
The Turner Prize’s identity crisis
The art establishment has revived competent drawing in spite of itself