Nikki Haley
After the Blob
Inside the battle for a new American foreign policy
No lessons learned from lockdown
Despite all the nuance and retrospective moderation, the Covid inquiry leaves us no closer confronting the failures of technocracy
Conservatives listen to music too
Gatekeeping the “real” meaning of songs is foolish and futile
Against beautiful losers
We must lose our attachment to the good-natured failure
Stolen moments
Smoking is a precious social currency in a fast atomising world
The mean queens of the book world
A rare case of a “progressive” employee facing consequences will not change the publishing industry
A dark day for Australian women
It takes more than a document to prove that you are female
Ethnic identity is fine, as long as you’re not English
In the corridors of power, every ethnic grievance is welcome — except for the concerns of the English
The rise of academentia
Mere transgression is being elevated above genuine insight and creativity
Balance the books
Britain’s soaring debt may not be as sustainable in the long term as figures suggest
Labour’s move to ban speech on abortion won’t stop outside clinics
All dissent on the subject is being problematised if not criminalised
Turning shares into swords
The Church doesn’t invest in defence companies, but it prays you continue to do so
