Jon Ronson
The sadness of Sceptical Man
Emotion need not entail irrationality, and fence-sitting need not involve wisdom
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn, European
Where does shitposting end and statesmanship begin?
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Britain is at breaking point
The UK is experiencing existential challenges, but neither elitists nor populists offer a solution
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
How to end the free speech crisis
The right must plan to demolish the four pillars of Britain’s stifling anti-speech laws
Office politics
There’s the joker, the slacker, and the bloke who just got fired
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
Defend the bishops’ bench
Removing the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords would be constitutional vandalism
