Materialism
Perfect, plastic, pop princesses
The performance art of selling sterile sex
AI is far older than we think
When it comes to artificial intelligence, we’re scared of the wrong things
Daddy, what did you do during the Iraq war?
Don’t ask questions you do want the answer to, at least not where George Galloway is involved
Exeter — portrait of a modern university
Jeremy Black, historian of Exeter University, reflects on the shifting demands and priorities on campus.
War destroys everything
Alex Garland’s Civil War is filled with terror and horror
Shock of the new
There is a difference between innovation and a gimmick
Against the relegation of Record Review
Why is Radio 3 mistreating one of its greatest assets?
The students are revolting
Far too many young people are sheltered from the real world by their university education
Liz Truss was right but naive
She grasped the scale of Britain’s plight but misunderstood the nature of power
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
A substantial and growing minority of Americans hate both presidential candidates
Killing with kindness
“Be kind” culture has abandoned adolescent girls
Very naughty boys
Progressive parenting is all very well but sometimes misbehaviour needs a firmer approach
Parliamentary sovereignty (extreme edition)
Rwanda is safe. How do we know? Because we said so.
