Voting
In defence of emotional voting
We cannot expect voters to think in cold rational terms
Polls at the pics
Films offer windows into the British and American political processes
Remove the kid gloves
“Votes for 16-year-olds” has exposed our incoherent attitude towards young people
A guide to British electoral vocabulary
From “adviser” to “woman”, here is what it really means
Communitarianism hits the ballot box
The local elections provided a glimpse of a future where voting is divided by ethnicity
Of course the culture wars matter
It is people who trivialise them who are not taking politics seriously
Blue de grâce?
The next election could spell doom for the Conservative Party
Minority appeal
Can right-wing parties win with ethnic minorities?
Ireland’s political stagnation
Ireland is stuck in political stalemate, with few viable alternatives on offer
The slippery slope to basic standards
How has the demand for “access” overridden basic requirements?
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
The ballad of Robbie and Harry
Sometimes, the struggle can become the art
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The strange birth of woo-woo
The glitzy LA supermarket chain and the Buddhist food cult behind your wellness smoothie
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
The fateful road to the great dictators
Weimar Germany / Red Dawn Over China
A love-hate affair
Finger-lingering over hideous fluffy lilac footwear
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible