02/22/2020 - 7:00am

The post-liberalism of Michel Houellebecq Christopher Caldwell misreads the author's critique of liberalism

Mary Harrington

Friday, February 21

21.02

It’s easy to be green when you live in Kensington A map of London's Electric Vehicle charging points shows that the Royal Borough is streets ahead

UnHerd

21.02

Can poetry survive in a secular age? When the afterglow of Christian culture has finally faded, the poets will be in trouble

Niall Gooch

21.02

UnHerd’s picks from the morning papers Fraser Nelson, a fishing port in Lancashire, and the liberalism of the art world caught our eye this morning

UnHerd

21.02

Where are the cool conservatives? They have a major image problem, says Ed West in his new book

UnHerd

21.02

Why do ‘open’ liberals live in closed communities? It's ironic that 'open' cities restrict people from living in them

Peter Franklin

Thursday, February 20

20.02

Criticisms of Priti Patel have sinister undertones The implication of the home secretary's critics is that her loyalty should be to family — and by extension, ethnic group

Ed West

20.02

Stop making new laws on offensive speech New powers designed to protect NHS staff are open to abuse

Julie Bindel

20.02

WATCH: Bloomberg attacked at Democratic debate The candidates all turn on the billionaire... but will it backfire?

UnHerd

Wednesday, February 19

19.02

Time for big tech to share data about themselves They know a lot more than we do about screen addiction and mental wellbeing

Tom Chivers

19.02

Jess Phillips: How I became my caricature At an event last night, the MP explained how politicians can turn into the worst version of themselves

UnHerd

19.02

Should we give the cabinet an IQ test? Ministers ought to be capable of creative, original thought — but that's rarely tested in public

Peter Franklin

Tuesday, February 18

18.02

Extinction Rebellion is on a dangerous path The XR movement has a lot in common with religious fundamentalists

Emma Webb

18.02

The medieval trial of Caroline Flack Trying to remove 'bad influences' reflects a pre-modern idea of what it is to be human

Ashley Frawley

18.02

Schools don’t teach about the British Empire — and that’s a good thing Secondary-level history is too limited to teach complex subject matters

Ed West

Monday, February 17

17.02

Churches are closing down — I won’t let mine be one of them The bricks of a church are a statement of Christian defiance

Giles Fraser

17.02

LISTEN: Tom Chivers on Andrew Sabisky and eugenics Our columnist features on The Today Programme to discuss Andrew Sabisky

UnHerd

17.02

Without God, it’s harder to defend against eugenics With no religious authority, we lack the language to reject moral atrocities like human selection

Mary Harrington

Saturday, February 15

15.02

America’s conservatives are turning radical Two prominent writers are calling for a quiet revolution

Mary Harrington

Friday, February 14

14.02

Even George Soros is now a China hawk The billionaire's recent comments reveal a wider crack up among the liberal elite

Tobias Phibbs

14.02

Mr Jones is a lesson in the dangers of groupthink The journalist exposed the horrors of the Stalinist regime — much to the disdain of educated westerners

Ed West

Thursday, February 13

13.02

WATCH: Justin Welby apologises for his ‘white advantage’ The Archbishop of Canterbury also said the Church is 'still deeply institutionally racist'

UnHerd

13.02

Please Boris, let HS2 be your last white elephant The PM should check his attraction to 'grands projets'

Peter Franklin

13.02

Here’s to Chaucer Lane and Attlee Avenue! The PM wants to name a train station after Margaret Thatcher — we should commemorate national icons like this more often

Ed West

Wednesday, February 12

12.02

WATCH: New Tory MP Kieran Mullan maiden speech The Crewe MP on the importance of family, place and belonging in today's world

UnHerd

12.02

Got to hand it to him, Boris is good on cycling The PM's cycle plans are the sort of thing that small-c conservatives should welcome

Tom Chivers

12.02

Get ready for a brokered convention There was no clear winner in New Hampshire

UnHerd

Tuesday, February 11

11.02

Why shouldn’t modern buildings be beautiful? Beauty doesn't always need to serve a structural purpose

Peter Franklin

11.02

Is it time to give up on the ‘nuclear family’? David Brooks asks some difficult questions in his latest column

Freddie Sayers

11.02

Dominic Cummings must win the battle of the SpAds A reformed cadre of advisors is an important first step

Peter Franklin

Monday, February 10

10.02

Advice for the BBC’s next director-general Why the BBC and the Church of England have a great deal in common

Giles Fraser

10.02

Corinthian columns won’t fix Milton Keynes Neoclassical architecture isn't a solution in of itself

Mary Harrington