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Wednesday, July 1 Wednesday
Jul 1^st

Reaction 10:15

China is threatening America in the AI race

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China’s open-model strategy and manufacturing dominance will reinforce each other.

Miquel Vila

Analysis 07:00

Starmer’s Defense Investment Plan is a problem for the Right

John Oxley

Tuesday, June 30 Tuesday
Jun 30^th

Reaction 18:15

Democrats won’t learn from Supreme Court trans ruling

Lisa Selin Davis

Analysis 16:30

Risk of Catholic schism has rallied traditionalists behind Pope Leo

Risk of Catholic schism has rallied traditionalists behind Pope Leo

Sohrab Ahmari

Debate 13:00

Why is Zack Polanski so obsessed with imperial guilt?

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He stands to benefit from the ‘I didn’t learn about the British Empire at school’ myth.

Samuel Rubinstein

Reaction 10:00

Decriminalizing rough sleeping won’t help the homeless

Ben Ramanauskas

Explainer 07:00

The NHS is still putting gender ideology over women’s rights

Joan Smith

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AI: A God we can’t trust

AI: A God we can’t trust The tech threatens end times

George Scialabba

5 mins

Jun 27 2026 - 12:00am

Does America deserve a happy ending?

weekend culture

Does America deserve a happy ending? Movies benefit from a glimmer of doubt

David Thomson

6 mins

Jun 27 2026 - 12:05am

JD Vance: Our new relationship with Iran

JD Vance: Our new relationship with Iran The VP talks strategy and peace

Sohrab Ahmari

9 mins

Jun 25 2026 - 12:00pm

South Africa's immigration warning

Weekend analysis

South Africa's immigration warning Violent protest is rising

Wessie du Toit

7 mins

Jun 27 2026 - 12:10am

The myth of the King of the North

The myth of the King of the North Burnham’s realm is not united

James Rebanks

7 mins

Jun 27 2026 - 12:15am

South Africa's immigration warning

Weekend analysis

South Africa's immigration warning Violent protest is rising

Wessie du Toit

7 mins

Jun 27 2026 - 12:10am

The myth of the King of the North

The myth of the King of the North Burnham’s realm is not united

James Rebanks

7 mins

Jun 27 2026 - 12:15am

Ariana Grande and the eating-disorder internet

Ariana Grande and the eating-disorder internet Girls aspire to look like stick-thin celebrities

Poppy Sowerby

5 mins

Jul 1 2026 - 12:02am

American democracy was born in feudal Europe US2

American democracy was born in feudal Europe US2 We take our liberty for granted

Leighton Woodhouse

7 mins

Jul 1 2026 - 12:02am

From the UK edition

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Monday, June 29 Monday
Jun 29^th

Reaction 15:30

Andy Burnham’s devolution drive is hollow

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His speech today was just another example of the small-mindedness of Westminster politics.

Andrew O'Brien

Reaction 10:45

Ben Stokes saved English cricket

Jon Hotten

Sunday, June 28 Sunday
Jun 28^th

Analysis 08:00

Is Shabana Mahmood going soft on immigration?

Peter Franklin

Friday, June 26 Friday
Jun 26^th

Reaction 10:15

The folly of a No. 10 in the North

Chris Middleton

Thursday, June 25 Thursday
Jun 25^th

Analysis 07:00

Will Keir Starmer become the secretary general of the UN?

Lee David Evans

Tuesday, June 23 Tuesday
Jun 23^rd

Debate 13:00

Will the British Right unite to stop Burnham?

Peter Franklin

Monday, June 22 Monday
Jun 22^nd

Debate 17:00

Should Andy Burnham call a snap general election?

Thomas Munson

Friday, June 19 Friday
Jun 19^th

Debate 13:00

Aberdeen by-election victory won’t save the Tories

John Oxley

Thursday, June 18 Thursday
Jun 18^th

Analysis 10:00

Is Andy Burnham walking into Starmer’s trap?

Is Andy Burnham walking into Starmer’s trap?

Peter Franklin

Exclusive 07:00

Neil Kinnock: it’s not too late for Starmer

Shea Ferguson

The dangers of devolution Testing

Labour

The dangers of devolution Testing Burnham must avoid the pitfalls of Starmer’s localism

Aaron Bastani

8 mins

Jul 1 2026 - 12:04am

How America went awry

How America went awry Hannah Arendt was blind to the present

Samuel Moyn

5 mins

Jun 30 2026 - 12:03am

Do violent incels dream of orgies in the sky?

Do violent incels dream of orgies in the sky? Limitless self-indulgence is the problem

Valerie Stivers

7 mins

Jun 30 2026 - 12:01am

Does Manchesterism need Miliband?

Does Manchesterism need Miliband? Red Ed has a radical vision for Britain

Wessie du Toit

7 mins

Jun 30 2026 - 12:00am

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Julie Bindel & Buck Angel Julie Bindel meets Buck Angel

The Econoclasts Europe’s rigged energy market is killing innovation

The Econoclasts Starmer’s fall exposes the West’s leadership crisis

Jake Sullivan Trump has handed Iran victory

Politics

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06.29 2026

Andy Burnham’s devolution drive is hollow

06.27 2026

How Andy Burnham cracked vibes politics

06.26 2026

Failed Senate revolt proves Trump’s hold over the GOP

Why Burnhamomics will fail

Why Burnhamomics will fail

Wolfgang Munchau

6 mins

How China made Manchesterism

How China made Manchesterism

Caroline Knowles

5 mins

The Econoclasts Military spending won’t save Europe

Monday, June 29 Monday
Jun 29^th

Debate 18:15

Trump’s Lance Schroyer pick shows nobody wants to run ICE

Trump’s Lance Schroyer pick shows nobody wants to run ICE

Kyle Sammin

Analysis 13:00

London grooming gangs probe could shame the Met

Dominic Adler

Debate 07:00

King Charles is making a mistake by leaning into multiculturalism

King Charles is making a mistake by leaning into multiculturalism

Niall Gooch

In defense of data centers

Big Tech

In defense of data centers The opposition is virtue-signaling

Michael Lind

7 mins

Jun 26 2026 - 12:00am

Can Burnham banish Maggie's ghost? She’s the root of Labour’s woes

Jonny Ball

7 mins

May 25 2026 - 12:00am

Inside the capture of the BBC How transgenderism killed impartiality

Rob Burley

38 mins

May 20 2026 - 12:02am

Former Labour leader Former Labour leader: Neil Kinnock

Venezuela and Trump’s ‘Putinization’ of America

Venezuela and Trump’s ‘Putinization’ of America

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Ariana Grande and the eating-disorder internet

Ariana Grande and the eating-disorder internet Girls aspire to look like stick-thin celebrities

Poppy Sowerby

5 mins

Jul 1 2026 - 12:02am

Weekend Spotlight

The twilight of the intellectual dark web Heterodox thinkers have become circus acts

B. Duncan Moench

8 mins

May 9 2026 - 12:10am

Our Mission

When the herd takes off in one direction, what do you do?
UnHerd is for people who dare to think for themselves.

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JD Vance: Our new relationship with Iran

JD Vance: Our new relationship with Iran The VP talks strategy and peace

Sohrab Ahmari

9 mins

Jun 25 2026 - 12:00pm

Sunday, June 28 Sunday
Jun 28^th

Analysis 19:00

Crimea will decide the Ukraine war

Bethany Elliott

Debate 16:00

Will Philip Larkin make Burnham a good prime minister?

Joseph Williams

Explainer 13:00

It’s time for a British Panthéon

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The least we can do is give our own heroes somewhere more dignified than a roundabout.

Dan Jackson

On astonishment and angels Writers must learn to fly backwards

David Keenan

5 mins

Apr 10 2026 - 12:00am

Can SNL save British comedy? It has caught Donald Trump’s eye

Sophie Heawood

6 mins

Mar 23 2026 - 12:00am

The Econoclasts Germany's security council defeat is no surprise

2025: The West’s annus horribilis

2025: The West’s annus horribilis

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

American democracy was born in feudal Europe US2

American democracy was born in feudal Europe US2 We take our liberty for granted

Leighton Woodhouse

7 mins

Jul 1 2026 - 12:02am

Is this the end of Hezbollah? Lebanon is finally taking on the militia

Michal Kranz

5 mins

Mar 5 2026 - 12:00am

Culture

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02.15 2026

Wetherspoons can be one of Britain’s great cultural exports

01.10 2026

Banning X will not make anyone safer

12.11 2025

Italian food is too diverse for a UNESCO heritage label

Chinese livestreamers are hypnotizing the West

Chinese livestreamers are hypnotizing the West

Poppy Sowerby

4 mins

Why England can't win the World Cup

Why England can't win the World Cup

Jonathan Wilson

6 mins

The Anglo-Gaullism Debate

Saturday, June 27 Saturday
Jun 27^th

Explainer 16:00

Richard Nixon has become a MAGA hero

Richard Nixon has become a MAGA hero

Nathan Pinkoski

Reaction 13:00

John Bolton’s guilty plea is the endpoint of DC’s leaking culture

Tom Rogan

Analysis 08:00

How Andy Burnham cracked vibes politics

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Labour may have now found its first social media-savvy communicator.

Jonny Ball

Friday, June 26 Friday
Jun 26^th

Debate 19:00

Failed Senate revolt proves Trump’s hold over the GOP

Michael Cuenco

Reaction 17:00

International order is breaking down in the Gulf

Jack Smith

Analysis 15:00

Bureaucracy has stifled Labour’s migration agenda

Bureaucracy has stifled Labour’s migration agenda

Chris Bayliss

Debate 07:00

Would repealing the Equality Act help white working-class boys?

Rakib Ehsan

How military schools warp American manhood

USA

How military schools warp American manhood Boys aren’t violent by nature

Jasper Craven

9 mins

Jun 24 2026 - 9:39am

How Gorton beat Denton The new politics is ethnic, not sectarian

Aris Roussinos

8 mins

Feb 28 2026 - 12:15am

Secret societies

On cannibalism and Jeffrey Epstein Liberal institutions function like secret societies

Thomas Peermohamed Lambert

9 mins

Feb 25 2026 - 12:02am

The Econoclasts The transhumanist future is closer than you think

Germany’s economic death trap

Germany’s economic death trap

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

What Burnham shares with Farage

What Burnham shares with Farage All politics is now postliberal

Aris Roussinos

7 mins

Jun 30 2026 - 12:04am

Why myths can save humanity Old stories fill our lives with dignity

Martin Shaw

7 mins

Feb 23 2026 - 12:00am

Science

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06.18 2026

Federal lawsuit could spell end of WPATH

11.25 2025

How increased prostate cancer screening can harm men

10.01 2025

Do we really want a world without mothers?

Tim Cook's rotten Apple

Tim Cook's rotten Apple

Patrick McGee

4 mins

Robert Trivers: the last wild man of academia

Robert Trivers: the last wild man of academia

John Maier

7 mins

UnHerd Academy Tom Hodgkinson on Stoicism

The great Labour brain drain

Burnham

The great Labour brain drain The party has lost its intellectuals

Pratinav Anil

8 mins

Jun 24 2026 - 12:01am

Thursday, June 25 Thursday
Jun 25^th

Explainer 19:30

Falling oil prices will take a long time to benefit consumers

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The positive scenario would be for oil prices to rise a bit and pump prices to come down only gradually.

John Rapley

Analysis 17:15

New Colombian president could be the key to Trump’s drug war

Daniel DePetris

Debate 15:15

Labour’s conversion therapy bill is not fit for purpose

Labour’s conversion therapy bill is not fit for purpose

Josephine Bartosch

Reaction 11:45

A digital currency won’t free Europe

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Washington can erase a European's financial existence and governments are powerless to stop it.

Thomas Fazi

Lucy Letby’s trial by Netflix The former nurse is as banal as she is evil

Poppy Sowerby

4 mins

Feb 6 2026 - 12:00am

Agatha Christie and the red scare Twenties crime capers were obsessed with communism

Alwyn Turner

6 mins

Jan 29 2026 - 12:00am

Michael Knowles & Sohrab Ahmari Will Pope Leo divide the Right?

Greece's lethal warning to Europe (US)

Greece's lethal warning to Europe (US)

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Do violent incels dream of orgies in the sky?

Do violent incels dream of orgies in the sky? Limitless self-indulgence is the problem

Valerie Stivers

7 mins

Jun 30 2026 - 12:01am

Britain's Atlantic subordination Our place in the world is clear

Aris Roussinos

7 mins

Jan 24 2026 - 12:00am

Faith

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09.26 2025

The Church of England is wrong to condemn migration protests

09.23 2025

Marriage is not just for the wealthy

09.22 2025

Charlie Kirk funeral fuses Christian mercy with MAGA populism

Is Andy Burnham a plastic Papist?

Is Andy Burnham a plastic Papist?

Samuel Rubinstein

6 mins

Was Pope Leo elected to fight Trump?

Was Pope Leo elected to fight Trump?

John Hooper

7 mins

The Econoclasts Europe’s trade war with China will backfire

Wednesday, June 24 Wednesday
Jun 24^th

Analysis 19:30

Trump’s fraud crackdown is an easy win

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Millions and billions are meaningful to people who work hard and pay taxes.

Emily Jashinsky

Explainer 17:15

Police facial recognition expansion won’t make London safer

Timandra Harkness

Debate 15:15

Euthanasia of child in Netherlands is a warning for UK

Euthanasia of child in Netherlands is a warning for UK

Adam James Pollock

Reaction 11:15

New York primary results show Democrats’ far-Left pivot

Josh Appel

Analysis 07:00

Women have reasons to fear a Burnham premiership

Joan Smith

Tuesday, June 23 Tuesday
Jun 23^rd

Online 19:30

Clavicular has exposed the hollowness of American dating culture

Nikos Mohammadi

Analysis 17:00

Tucker Carlson could break the GOP

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Trump showed in 2016 that the easier path to power is to seize a lane inside an existing primary.

Oliver Bateman

Reaction 10:00

France’s alcohol bans are an affront to fun

Richard Crampton-Platt

Analysis 07:00

Andy Burnham must tackle Labour’s two-tier policing problem

Andy Burnham must tackle Labour’s two-tier policing problem

Dominic Adler

A second Milei rises in Colombia

A second Milei rises in Colombia Copying Western liberals failed the Left

Juan David Rojas

7 mins

Jun 23 2026 - 12:00am

Looksmaxxing is the new trans Clavicular’s cybertruck smashes conservative hope

Nikos Mohammadi

6 mins

Jan 3 2026 - 12:00am

On Bonnie Blue and Roger Scruton We have stripped sex of enchantment

Kathleen Stock

6 mins

Dec 26 2025 - 12:00am

John Burn-Murdoch Are smartphones causing the fertility crisis?

The truth about Trump’s Venezuela attacks

The truth about Trump’s Venezuela attacks

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Labour’s war on gay rights

Labour’s war on gay rights A new law risks reviving conversion therapy

Andrew Doyle

6 mins

Jun 29 2026 - 12:02am

The futility of retiree protests Why let Trump ruin your retirement?

Daniel Kalder

6 mins

Nov 14 2025 - 12:00am

War

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04.13 2026

Does Kemi Badenoch understand Britain’s military dysfunction?

03.20 2026

US is spending $2 billion a day on Iran war

03.14 2026

Poll: majority of Britons think World War III likely in next decade

Can Britain's military be saved?

Can Britain's military be saved?

Edward Luttwak

5 mins

Spycraft will decide Iran's fate

Spycraft will decide Iran's fate

Reuel Marc Gerecht

8 mins

The Econoclasts The US-China conflict has changed

Iran has humiliated America’s military

war

Iran has humiliated America’s military Donald Trump is afraid to deploy troops

Edward Luttwak

6 mins

Jun 22 2026 - 12:02am

Monday, June 22 Monday
Jun 22^nd

Reaction 19:30

Alan Greenspan was an economic arsonist

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By the time he questioned his libertarian creed, the worldwide damage had been done.

Michael Lind

News 14:30

Michel Barnier: Trump wants to destroy the EU

Shea Ferguson

Reaction 11:40

Keir Starmer was deluded until the end

Keir Starmer was deluded until the end

Yuan Yi Zhu

Explainer 10:00

The European Right is suffering from an identity crisis

William Nattrass

Analysis 07:00

Keir Starmer’s project was only ever about himself

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Trust in politics under his premiership has sunk further still. And what was it all for?

Richard Johnson

What young Republicans are telling us Racial language-policing has failed

Valerie Stivers

7 mins

Oct 23 2025 - 12:00am

Don’t mention the old World Wars Outdated analogies make bad foreign policy

Michael Lind

6 mins

Oct 23 2025 - 12:00am

Adrian Wooldridge Why Labour should keep Starmer

Europe’s identity crisis

Europe’s identity crisis

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Size mattered for the Founding Fathers

Size mattered for the Founding Fathers Horticultural obsessions sowed the national story

Andrea Wulf

7 mins

Jun 29 2026 - 12:01am

Why Human Design is perfect for our age It’s religion for the LinkedIn class

Alexandra Jones

7 mins

Oct 13 2025 - 12:00am

Society

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09.29 2025

Did Trump’s Ryder Cup visit backfire?

09.28 2025

The WHO’s anti-alcohol campaign is a war against joy

09.25 2025

ICE shooting doesn’t herald a new era of Left-wing violence

How drug gangs threaten the World Cup

How drug gangs threaten the World Cup

Jeff Farrell

8 mins

Brussels: Europe's Pimp City

Brussels: Europe's Pimp City

Julie Bindel

12 mins

Julie Bindel & Buck Angel Strange Bedfellows

Sunday, June 21 Sunday
Jun 21^st

Analysis 18:00

Iran talks could exacerbate Trump’s dispute with Europe

Jack Smith

Reaction 16:00

Hillary Clinton is learning to live with Trump

Hillary Clinton is learning to live with Trump

Zaid Jilani

Debate 13:00

Trans prisons ruling is an important step for women’s safety

Julie Bindel

Dispatch 08:00

Rejoin marchers are fueled by a fantasy vision of Europe

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All the issues they blamed on Brexit were alarmingly present in Europe itself.

Cosmo Adair

Saturday, June 20 Saturday
Jun 20^th

Reaction 16:00

America is falling in love with Scotland’s soccer fans

Daniel Kalder

Explainer 13:00

Trump is heading for another war with the Fed

John Rapley

Debate 08:00

Why has the English flag become so toxic?

Why has the English flag become so toxic?

Niall Gooch

Is Burnham too Northern?

Is Burnham too Northern? It’s a long way to Downing Street

John Merrick

5 mins

Jun 20 2026 - 12:30am

The triumph of Brexitball Our football style has followed politics

Jonathan Wilson

7 mins

Oct 10 2025 - 12:00am

Nobel peace prize

The Iron Lady who could save Venezuela

Ian Birrell

5 mins

Oct 9 2025 - 11:59pm

The Econoclasts Starmer shares Europe's fatal flaw

Trump’s Ukraine peace plan

Trump’s Ukraine peace plan

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

The myth of the King of the North

The myth of the King of the North Burnham’s realm is not united

James Rebanks

7 mins

Jun 27 2026 - 12:15am

Should philosophers take drugs? We must embrace the weirdness of the world

Justin Smith-Ruiu

8 mins

Sep 12 2025 - 12:00am