Midterm Elections
The red ripple
Why are we so obsessed with America?
Why America will vote Republican
Put yourself in the shoes of the average American
Seeing through Judith Butler
Very little substance lurks within the obscure prose
The Boy who never grew old
Eric Ravilious’s ethereal watercolours chime with today’s sensibilities
The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
It’s not rocket science
It all goes wrong when arts departments start imitating research universities
Jamie Tradescant: highbrow sports journalist
Jamie’s articles are not simply a riot of historical and philosophical allusions — no, they are all about style
Cognition porn and discursive dehumanisation
Cultural and political discourse can follow the reductive yet seductive logic of pornography
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals
Higher education, lower standards
Why are our universities in decline?
Reform the police, don’t deform the police
The Met Police’s Gangs Matrix might have been flawed but it served an important purpose
February letters
Questioning Cameron, cautioning Houellebecq and disputing the image of God
Profile: Noam Chomsky
The American linguistics professor who is forever at odds with his country
