06/01/2020 - 8:00am

Why Dietrich Bonhoeffer is essential lockdown reading In uncertain times the greatest gift is the security of a good home

Elizabeth Oldfield

Saturday, May 30

How Brooklyn Hipsterdom disintegrated under lockdown A Bushwick houseshare looked like an urban idyll — until Covid struck

Mary Harrington

Friday, May 29

The self-harm of Britain’s R&D policies A new report offers some clues into the UK's dismal record on productivity

The view from Asia: is test and trace even viable in the UK? Experts from South Korea and Hong Kong share their views

Another day, another misleading Corona study! A 'correlation' is not quite what it seems...

Thursday, May 28

Supporters of Emily Maitlis should be careful what they wish for One day, the tables might turn

Universal Basic Income: A solution to Wokenomics? Single mothers can be supported without the state's intrusion

What René Girard would have to say about Dominic Cummings The French philosopher warned of the spiralling nature of psychosocial violence

Wednesday, May 27

To revive the economy, tax Britain’s piggy banks It is the only way to discourage unwanted flows of capital

When will churchgoers sing again? It is the closest I come to a felt encounter with the divine

Elizabeth Oldfield

Cummings is guilty but shouldn’t resign I took a look at how governments across the world have responded in similar cases

Tuesday, May 26

Slowly but surely, Britain is turning into America The Cummings saga has put this gruesome transformation on full display

A newer, better version of the Free Speech Union? The Campaign for Common Sense is launching a fresh assault on cancel culture

Mary Harrington

Netanyahu’s trial is a test of Israel’s democracy The Prime Minister's trial began on Sunday

Monday, May 25

Why do our church leaders worship at the altar of health and safety? They are so attached to the idea that everything else is obscured

Sunday, May 24

Where is the real Northumberland? Today is a reminder of the shrunken county imposed on Northumbrians 50 years ago

Friday, May 22

China’s amour propre has become its tragic flaw Western elites won't turn a blind eye to the HK security law

Mary Harrington

Let’s put young Brits to work planting trees Why not give disenchanted youths a job to be proud of?

Thursday, May 21

Banned by YouTube: Professor Karol Sikora discusses Covid-19 Signs that the virus is 'getting tired' across the world

How much difference would an earlier shutdown have made? There are some wildly overconfident claims going around

Sunetra Gupta: Covid-19 is on the way out

The Joe Rogan-Spotify deal is bad news for podcasting One commentator warns that it is a worrying sign of what is to come

Wednesday, May 20

Niall Ferguson: Covid-19 is China’s Chernobyl moment The historian talks to Freddie Sayers about the geopolitics of this pandemic

Sobriety tags? Great, let’s put them on politicians The consequences of health monitoring devices are mind-boggling

UnHerd and the UK new media landscape Don't miss our write-up in the i newspaper

Tuesday, May 19

Will Covid mark the end of national sovereignty in Europe? One way or another, a Rubicon will have to be crossed

Does blank slateism make us more intolerant? That's the implication of a new research paper on polarisation

Mary Harrington

Monday, May 18

Once again, Macron looks to de Gaulle The French President has faced criticism for invoking the war-time general

Apocalyptos miss the heart of the Christian story Escaping to a bunker during a crisis will only get you so far

Saturday, May 16

Who was the real Oliver Cromwell? The Lord Protector remains an uneasy figure in English history even to this day

Mary Harrington

Friday, May 15

The post Covid blocs are beginning to emerge The world is dividing into low-Covid countries and places which have decided to live alongside it

See you in 2040 — bet you the world is a better place Contrary to what the doom-mongers say, people will be healthier, richer and living in peace