Humanism
Michelangelo and all that
A well-informed and surprisingly readable book
The hubris of humanists
There is no case for a broader ban on conversion therapy
More human than the humanists
Church attendance is on the rise among non-Christian, non-believing millennials
How to disagree well
Reasoned debate is very difficult if you refuse to engage in good faith
The decline of the humanist movement
The puritanical secularism of the American Humanist Association is a stark departure from the founding principles of humanism
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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
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
Discontent down under
Populism is now a significant part of Australian politics
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
The chairwoman of the board
A story driven at a whip-crack pace, pulsing with manic energy and nail-biting
Why do we hate industry?
Performative laissez-faire has been a failure. It’s time for a new policy
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
A win for academic freedom
The university free speech complaints scheme is (finally) going ahead
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one