Human Nature
Most of the world thinks differently to us
Universalism is based on irrational ideas about human nature
Britain’s Rousseauian delusions
The Noble Savage fable is a comforting story for Britain’s progressives
Human nature
We must understand our vices as well as our virtues
The distinctiveness of human aggression
A review of The Goodness Paradox: The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution by Richard Wrangham
Our throwaway society
A trip to the waste disposal site provides an insight into human nature
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
Ring engagement
The Mash meets The Ring!
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
Spirits, a seven-year-old and a death camp
Balancing the gap between what the narrator knows and what the reader does
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
It’s time to scrap SLAPPs
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation are stifling debate in Britain
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
IPSO has to go
A regulator built to uphold standards has become a partisan censor — the right must walk away before it is too late