Physics
The art of science
The so-called “two cultures” are not in conflict but will always be interlinked
Time flies, relatively speaking
The older you are, the quicker you count out a minute
Physicist could be fired over ‘All Lives Matter’ tweet
Laser scientist with US Defence contract is the latest victim of the culture war
Dark matters
Academics in this country need to allow new ideas rather than orthodoxy and group-think
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Britain in 1776
What does it mean to be living through history?
Questions for the Munich hawks
It is wrong to use Neville Chamberlain as a byword for cowardice and fecklessness
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
Canis lupus labor
Europe is a wolf coming up the path to devour the Labour Party
What does it mean to be free?
Women are caught between different experiences of freedom and loss
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
Metamorphoses at the Rijksmuseum
Metamorphoses at the
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide