Lowering Voting Age
Compulsory voting — the solution to our gerontocratic crisis?
Young people have been written out of British politics: it’s time to let them back in
The astonishing success of the ‘Votes at 16’ campaign
Votes for sixteen year olds is coming
The age of reason, sliced and diced
No historian wields Ockham’s razor more effectively than J.C.D. Clark
Knife-edge of the Western world
Vilnius is a serene western capital on a critical eastern frontier
Anti-industrial strategy
Manufacturing has been systematically devastated by successive governments
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
Forces of nature
Antonin Dvorak: Symphonies (Warner/Pentatone)
Is Britain closed for business?
Stacks of extra administration will make it even harder for businesses to turn a profit
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?