Preppers
Podcast on Prepping
Oliver Wiseman reports back from a Prepper camp in West Virginia
Tragedy of the common spaces
It is sadly in keeping with the modern British mindset to prefer something good not to be done
The passage from India
The failings of Bazball, like the failings of Britain, are becoming more apparent
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
The Church of England is practicing a secular religion
Equality, diversity and inclusion can be prioritised over religious faith
For whom the road tolls
Did turnpike roads transform travel in the 18th century? Or were they a means for rent-seeking?
In praise of centibillionaires
When people are free to make a lot of money from new businesses, everybody wins
Old Ireland stirs
The defeat handed to Dublin’s progressive establishment was a reminder of an older Ireland
Realism is not the same as self-pity
There is a limit to how much women can physically protect themselves from men
Light from darkness
Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family and Social Class by Rob Henderson
Men deserve single-sex spaces too
The campaign against the Garrick Club is tiresome and opportunistic
Jamie Tradescant: highbrow sports journalist
Jamie’s articles are not simply a riot of historical and philosophical allusions — no, they are all about style