The Elite
On British chumocracy
Playing Six Degrees of Petronella Wyatt
Sunak stumbles
The Prime Minister spent half of the afternoon trying to extract his foot from his mouth
Preaching to a dwindling choir
Once the default denomination of tycoons and the WASP elite, America’s Episcopal Church is struggling
The grim reality of a citizens’ assembly
A seemingly democratic initiative was nothing of the sort
Hatred and mental illness are not mutually exclusive
Violent men being mentally ill need not make broader societal phenomena irrelevant
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
A substantial and growing minority of Americans hate both presidential candidates
Death by a thousand regulations
British politicians are allowing unnecessary laws to ruin civil society
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
Taking Pride
If sexual orientation is not a choice and therefore nothing to be ashamed of, then it can be nothing to be proud of either
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
The big bang
On the ecological repercussions and economic contributions of big shoots
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
