Richard Dawkins
Cultural Christianity and the vulgar wisdom of memes
Dawkins is caught between the pure idea of rationalism, and the messy meme of cultural Christianity
Conscious decoupling
Some people consider ideas on their own terms; for others they are inextricable from context
The decline of the humanist movement
The puritanical secularism of the American Humanist Association is a stark departure from the founding principles of humanism
Welcome to the TERF wars
In response to Richard Dawkins’ recent cancellation, Maya Forstater welcomes the scientist into the ongoing “TERF wars”
What is truth?
Banging on about “the methods of science” is not a good argument
“Meme”
From a German zoologist to internet burns, Dominic Green charts the history of the word meme
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
Hi-energy nutrients
Schoenfield, Vivier, Bartok &c (Accentus Music)
The hollowness of postliberalism
Its vagueness and sentimentality encourage political opportunism
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
October letters
Misquoting Shakespeare and a rounded sense of humour
On the death of pets
It is not losing a human, but it is losing a loved one
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
Light in the darkness
In conversation with Nigel Biggar about his career and the work of the Pharos Foundation
Non-euclidean Toryism
The Conservative Party appears somewhat lost
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
Keir’s woetanical garden
Labour still don’t understand the scale of the reforms that are needed
