Peter Burke
Discussing Magic
Jeremy Black reviews The Decline of Magic: Britain in the Enlightenment, by Michael Hunter
Ridiculous research and irate academics (w/ Charlotte Gill)
Do we have the right to debate where our taxes are going?
How NatCon was saved
An attempted cancellation flopped in Brussels — but the bad taste remains
The misanthropic history man
Yuval Noah Harari has become an intellectual superstar, but his predictions have become wilder and sillier
Jolyon’s little investigation
Questions have emerged about the founder of the Good Law Project’s approach to privacy
A matter of National concern
This year’s race will come close to destroying its magic
The scandal of screens
Parents are ill-equipped to fight the power of Big Tech over children’s lives — they desperately need the law to be on their side
Saltburn and the significance of sound
Why has Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s “Murder on the Dancefloor” caught the world’s attention again?
Self-ID versus survivors
Traumatised women deserve to know that they can be supported by women
Diversity is not our strength
The Khan Review reveals a society needlessly splintered along ethno-religious lines
Who’s advising the migration advisors?
We deserve more transparency when it comes to who and what influences British immigration policy
Bumps in the road
British roads, like Britain itself, need a lot of maintenance work
