Microaggressions
The problem with politeness
The British aversion to seeming rude exposes us to ideological scolds
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
What’s in a name?
Britain’s debate over assisted suicide is being conducted in language designed to obscure what is actually proposed
What if the AI bubble bursts?
Arguing that an AI bubble is a good thing reeks of techno-optimist complacency
Anyone could have predicted
Left-leaning commentators should not pretend to be surprised by the consequences of multiculturalism
The errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
A load of Bolls
Citizen Vigilante is artless MAGA slop
Herodotus and the birth of enquiry
Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall