Intellectualism
Talk is deep
Thought as a social process rather than a private mental activity
Cognition porn and discursive dehumanisation
Cultural and political discourse can follow the reductive yet seductive logic of pornography
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
Picking at old wounds
The campaign to rejoin the EU has been revived
Banish the business bullshit
Vacuous business-speak is not merely irritating, it can lead to bad decisions and bad outcomes
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Peston’s Inbox
Burnham: “Ay up! I’m a northerner”
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
The EU is getting worse
Ursula von der Leyen’s left-wing managerial agenda is failing
The summer chill
Cool soups for hot days
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
A win for academic freedom
The university free speech complaints scheme is (finally) going ahead
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities