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 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
Supernatural delight
Religion cannot be reduced to dry abstractions
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
Why Brexit was right
Bad decisions have been made since we voted to leave but we were still right to leave
A scarcity machine
Why Peckham residents should not celebrate development being blocked
Classic is back
Why contemporary art may be losing ground
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over