Lee Kuan Yew
How Singapore gets things done
Singapore’s enlightened authoritarianism offers lessons about effective governance
The poverty of “Singapore-on-Thames”
Britain can take inspiration from other countries but it cannot merely imitate them
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
So many voters got it wrong
The ignorant masses have betrayed democracy
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
Party in the U.S.S.R.
Shortages, queues and giant slogan-laden banners were the order of the day as the party faithful gathered
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
Is university still worth it?
Rising fees raise questions about the value of some degrees
When geek culture was good
A celebration of Spaced
People of Colour television
How to unpick the progressive contradictions of colour-blind casting
