Transhumanism
Transhumanist trauma with Ed Atkins
The transhumanist optimism of virtualisation that characterised recent decades has hard yet fleshly limits
The self(ie)
Filters seduce, but what happens when the flattering reflection becomes a carnival mirror?
Women aren’t “womb-carriers”
How the left internalised the misogyny of the modern state
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
Most of the world thinks differently to us
Universalism is based on irrational ideas about human nature
The Hollywood starlet and the immigration albatross
Free marketeers were too content to ignore the negative externalities of immigration
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
The EU is changing on immigration
A firmer stance is being taken — but will it be enough?
