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There is nothing wrong with rules
People can put down their phones for the duration of concert
The king and the boss
Turkish President Erdoğan is no fan of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu — and vice versa
You are being nudged
State-sponsored psychological manipulation is becoming ubiquitous
The Conservatives should not cancel Christians
A Conservative party that demonises Christian convictions will cease to be conservative
Kilkenny’s golden age
A fascinating exploration of Irish history could have been better and more comprehensively illustrated
The false prophets of war and turmoil
All eight of Whatmore’s subjects would have been astounded by the
stability of the British state through the 19th century
Why tech execs don’t give their kids phones
Gen Z’s brains have been “rewired” by the online world —can they be restored to factory settings?
The emptiness of hype
A cultural legacy depends on far more than passing enthusiasm
“Problematic” art
This kind of adolescent tripe passes these days for thought