Populism
Putin and the new global order
An older worldview makes a triumphant return, and splits the American right
Touchy-feely and not that new really
We’re more than our emotions
Buckle down or buckle under
If Canada’s conservative party can’t hold together, they can resign themselves to opposition status
The problem with democracy
Progressive authoritarianism is doing its best to ruin democracy for the rest of us
The technocrats are failing the vaccine test
Are populist leaders better at vaccine roll-outs? If so, that should fill us with trepidation about post-pandemic politics
The coronavirus cure for global populism?
How the pandemic exposed some leaders’ bluster and might yet undermine authoritarian regimes
Why populism is popular
Richard Reinsch reviews The New Class War By Michael Lind
Grossly offensive censorship
A new ruling offers hope for an end to preposterous rulings over “malicious communications”
How the internet killed The Simpsons
Nicholas Clairmont has avidly viewed more than 750 episodes of the comedy about the residents of Springfield — but won’t be watching any more
Therapy is making children ill
What would really help children’s mental health is talk about resilience
Were lockdowns ethical?
Questionable benefits were emphasised above obvious and dramatic harms
Vanishing act
Jeremy Hunt did not, in fact, pull a rabbit out of his hat
Not everyone has a novel in them
Literature is the only art in which, it seems, every neophyte is convinced they can succeed
The new Scotland
Scottish culture is narrowing and secularising under the influence of a strident liberal elite
What’s with all the fuss over Simon Fanshawe?
The writer and activist’s nomination as Rector of Edinburgh University has been oddly controversial
Playing politics
Parliament was at its most preposterous today
The stench of Chanel No 5
Set mainly in Nazi-occupied Paris, The New Look tells the story of Coco Chanel and Christian Dior
Why the OBR is wrong about Brexit
The OBR’s Brexit analysis is based on flawed comparisons and unreasonable predictions
