An SDF fighter stands guard in Syria's Deir ez-Zor province this week. Credit: Getty

Sep 6 2023 - 11:00am

US and Russia find common ground in Syria Both countries want to keep the conflict in the Middle East frozen

Harvard ranked as America’s worst college for free speech The Ivy League university's approach has been labelled 'abysmal'

Tuesday, September 5

Is Humza Yousaf taking the SNP to the Right? The First Minister's programme for government was a careful fudge

Why won’t Biden or Trump talk about the $2 trillion deficit? A recent poll suggests key issues are obscured by the geriatric psychodrama

The French are fuming at Macron’s smoking crackdown A ban on disposable vapes is just the latest of his nanny-state policies

The G20 is divided — and Brics stands to gain Xi Jinping's absence poses a problem for the Western powers

Philip Pilkington

Monday, September 4

Keir Starmer is tempting fate by demoting Lisa Nandy The Labour MP could challenge her leader in the future

Ukraine’s counteroffensive is running back into stalemate Its allies are already managing expectations

Bethany Elliott

Strong economic growth absolves Brexit but not Truss A new boost to British GDP shows how needless the mini-budget was

Falling house prices won’t cause a crash The most dramatic decline since 2009 will be offset by inflation

Saturday, September 2

In defence of Róisín Murphy The singer does not deserve to lose her career over gender-critical views

Eliza Mondegreen

Why it’s time to leave Hobbitland behind J.R.R. Tolkien gave Brits an overly romanticised view of the countryside

Friday, September 1

Gad Saad: Postmodernism is making us miserable The behavioural scientist told UnHerd how we can find happiness in a confusing world

Selin Musillo-Ates

Preferring biological children isn’t ‘immoral’ Why is it bigoted to want familial bonds?

Josephine Bartosch

Rishi Sunak can learn from Canadian Conservatives on housing Tory leader Pierre Poilievre is turning homebuilding into a vote-winner

Why isn’t Canada’s trans cricketer more embarrassed? Danielle McGahey is set to appear in a competitive international game

Labour is now the centre-right party Keir Starmer is more trusted than the Tories on immigration, tax and crime

Thursday, August 31

‘Strike Force Five’ deserves to be boycotted The new podcast was a reminder of how monotonous late-night TV has become

Grant Shapps inherits an army in decay The Armed Forces are beset by systemic problems

Jonathan Pie won’t save Radio 4 There is nothing fresh about the sweary character's smug, pious anger

Mimics are taking over TikTok Paranormal trends are being turbocharged by a human anxiety about AI

Why is the green movement targeting energy security? Stopping domestic fossil fuel production won't solve climate change

Wednesday, August 30

America’s blue states are faring worst under Joe Biden Will the President be punished at the ballot box?

Chinese economy under threat as yuan weakens The currency is at its lowest level against the dollar since the 2008 crash

Ralph Schoellhammer

The Royal Society’s lockdown report is deeply flawed The organisation ignores uncomfortable truths about our pandemic response

The NHS doesn’t need to be an ‘LGBTQ+ ally’ Erasing everyday words in the name of inclusion is counterproductive

Tuesday, August 29

Canada’s conservatives fight back against progressive school policies Education has become the new focal point for the country's culture wars

Sadiq Khan will survive the Ulez backlash, but Labour might not Opposition to the scheme could hurt the party nationally

Beware America’s recreational drug boom A record number of adults are using marijuana and psychedelics

Charles Fain Lehman

Why is Scientific American targeting my trans research? The magazine is trying to discredit my rapid-onset gender dysphoria study

J. Michael Bailey

The danger of EU enlargement Admitting new members risks a repetition of previous errors

Philip Pilkington

Monday, August 28

Is the hookup era coming to an end? The rising cost of dating apps threatens to drive away users