Woke
The Queen’s Jubilee Book List: why did they bother?
The choices show a lack of levity, imagination and courage
On the chopping block
Philip Pullman’s early resignation signals a setback for free speech in publishing
Lates at the Tate
A propaganda film which attempts to define womanhood misses the mark
I shall not cease from re-education
A lesson in compassion, intelligence and humility
Blood and guts in high school
“Euphoria” is the nightmare the older generation saw coming
The hidden greatness of snowflakes
Hannah Jewell’s blog-post-turned-self-help-book says we should all aspire
Slang vs Woke: the final judgment
Everyone wants what should be. But there is no “should be”. There is only what is.
Borderline bleak
Sex and the City’s sequel is more mini-lecture series than TV drama
Too woke to travel write?
Perhaps a little less introspection will see a renaissance of the troubled genre
Racist to the bone
There’s a revolving door between woke academia and woker UK Plc
Most Read
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
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 has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
Ring engagement
The Mash meets The Ring!
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
The sickness of Sickfluencers
Social media and AI are enabling the exploitation of our benefits system
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves