Identity Politics
Breaking down the gender wars
Kathleen Stock’s new book is exactly the kind of forensic, generous intervention the ongoing trans debate sorely needs
Is Foucault responsible for identity politics?
The pseudo-Foucault distorts Foucauldian doctrine not in pursuit of truth, but as a strategy of power
How to fix our broken justice system
In a world of superficial identity politics, Alexandra Wilson’s book offers a nuanced narrative
Why we need a common faith
Is there any clear route out of the philosophical modernity and nihilism that plague our reality?
Perhaps Black Lives Matter was right about the nuclear family
James Jeffrey explains why he won’t be signing up for a BLM-mandated commune anytime soon
The hidden trauma of identity politics
How did identity come to be political and cultural ground zero?
Joe Biden needs a Reagan moment
It is time not just for strong words but for serious demands
Politics with the depth of a puddle
A month of politically-minded podcasts has reached its exhausting apogee
There is no conservative case for Keir Starmer
Despairing at the Tories is understandable, but the opposition of your opposition is not your ally
Full steam ahead!
How British canal boats steamed towards the future
Nova’s diary: Everything’s different now
Rishi is helping our neighbour, Big Jeremy, with his sums
Barking up the wrong tree
Insta-obsessed diners can’t see the food for the reels
Let’s change the cultural meaning of the penis
Our genitals do not entitle us to anything
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
The other Camus
The controversial author’s work is filled not just with anger but with autumnal regret
Tragedy of the common spaces
It is sadly in keeping with the modern British mindset to prefer something good not to be done
How widespread is NHS qualifications fraud?
A viral Twitter post raises uncomfortable questions about the level of training in British institutions
