10/31/2019 - 7:00am

Obama’s warning on wokeness The former president upsets everybody with an important message

Wednesday

30.10

What about Workington Woman? A new report on 'Workington man' is interesting, but there's no mention of women

The real reason why people hate vegans The hostility that vegans get from their ‘own side’ is especially intriguing...

Tuesday

29.10

Rory Stewart on Love, Brexit and Boris Johnson Rory Stewart talks to Freddie Sayers about love, Brexit and how Boris Johnson made him feel like an abused wife

Democratic attitudes to Israel are shifting Listening from Israel, is was hard not to be aware of the gap that exists between US Democrats and the sorts of conversations being had among politicians over here

Monday

28.10

Trouble in Umbria as Salvini soars Italian regional elections aren't exactly headline news in the UK, but what happened in Umbria this weekend matters.

Will climate sceptics save us from global warming? A new report suggests that climate sceptics have more pro-environmental habits than climate activists

Mary Harrington

‘Never apologise, never explain’ turns out to be right A new study from Columbia University suggests that public figures who apologise are more likely to seen as needing punishment

How capitalism replaced religion Eugene McCarraher's book has been hailed as 'a landmark in American cultural and intellectual history'

Saturday

26.10

Blake’s visionary imagination Jenny Uglow reviews the current William Blake exhibition at the Tate Britain, in this week’s long read pick...

Mary Harrington

Friday

25.10

Did Oasis cause Manchester’s 21st-century economic boom? One thing I left out of my article on “soft power” the other day was music...

Grace Blakeley: What the Left can learn from Thatcher Freddie Sayers talks to the Left-wing economics writer about what her plans would mean in the real world

Do Leave voters really think ‘violence is a price worth paying’? The media is constantly saying things about how Brexit extremism and violence and it usually turns out to be overstated

Woke students should think again about jazz hands Oxford University students are moving to encourage jazz hands instead of clapping. But is it actually politically correct?

WeWork tells us what works in the wider economy Could a renewed loss of confidence in the tech sector tip the entire economy into recession?...

Thursday

24.10

Liberals against democracy? Don't miss this magnificently provocative essay from John Gray in the New Statesman..

Five demolished buildings we should rebuild How about nominating buildings that were destroyed in the 20th century by cultural vandals of both the German and British variety, and rebuilding them?

MPs can’t be crybabies Labour MP Jim Fitzpatrick revealed on the Victoria Derbyshire programme that some MPs had been in tears during Saturday’s parliamentary sitting — I have to say I find it all a bit feeble....

Wednesday

23.10

Time for our political packages to be re-sorted I have been doing some online dating recently which gives you a lot of practise in presenting yourself and in noticing tribal politics in other people.

Are Americans becoming less Christian? While Britain and France are way ahead on the path of godlessness, the recent drop in Christian religious identification in the US is pretty staggering...

Northern Ireland could still have MEPs after Brexit Northern Ireland may well have the option to petition The European Courts to have representation in the European Parliament through the continued election of MEPs...

Tuesday

22.10

Watership Down reveals the radical centre, rabbit-style The rabbits of Watership Down, in escaping their doomed warren and seeking to found a new one, show the way to a new political order

John Simpson’s two thirds idea is half-baked The veteran BBC broadcaster suggests a new supermajority rule - but has he thought it through?

What will singleton society do to politics? More than a third of households now consist of someone living alone...

Monday

21.10

The truth about immigration in Sweden Freddie Sayers talks to Swedish activist Siavosh Derakhti about antisemitism and violence in Malmö

Will the EU shut down its tax havens? New analysis confirms Ireland is the EU's home grown tax haven

Why I baptised my son without asking him first Liberal arguments against baptism misunderstand the nature of faith...

Saturday

19.10

Weekend Long Read: Inside China’s Gulags In this sobering interview, a survivor of a Chinese 're-education camp' tells her story...

Mary Harrington

Friday

18.10

Daylight robbery: how lack of sunlight is keeping us awake Lack of sleep is hitting Britain's economic productivity...

Is Nick Cave right about Christianity and Woke Culture? In a recent letter, Nick Cave criticised not just religion, but also atheism, and also woke culture in general...

Why Poland’s Law and Justice Party appeals That Poland currently enjoys an economic growth rate superior to many of its European neighbours should command attention...

How Russell Brand won me round The ex-junkie sex-addict comedian is a healthy voice for men in our culture

Elizabeth Oldfield