Australia has banned mass public gatherings, which including those at the Sydney Opera House. Credit: Getty

03/17/2020 - 3:41pm

The sunny Australian spirit goes walkabout Bush fires and the coronavirus have chipped away at the country's cheerful character

Jonathan Sacks: why does Richard Dawkins single out Jews? In my latest podcast, the former Chief Rabbi asks why atheists target the Old Testament God over the New

The strange experience of watching Schrödinger’s Half Marathon The contrast between my planned and actual weekends caught me in two worlds

Mary Harrington

Monday, March 16

Don’t nudge us, Prime Minister, tell us! It seems the Government is sacrificing clarity in an attempt to sound less authoritarian

A handy Encyclopedia of Social Justice A new site attempts to translate all those woke words you hear so often

We are heading towards a socialist future Until the coronavirus is defeated, the state will need to be much more active

Saturday, March 14

The extraordinary tale of a monarch who is above the law An intervention in the case of Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum reveals the political limits to our legal system

Mary Harrington

Friday, March 13

Can we build a herd immunity to Covid-19? The idea put forward by the Chief Scientist comes down to a simple formula

Forming new relationships in a time of Coronavirus We may be physically isolated, but there are still ways to help each other

Elizabeth Oldfield

Thursday, March 12

Tucker Carlson is America’s Saviour America may have a Bad King, but at least it has a Good Counsellor

Trevor Phillips: Islamophobia has been warped by ‘orcs’ The man who popularised the term expressed his dismay at what its come to mean

Memo to Donald Trump: travel bans don’t work Travel bans aren't a good way to stop, or even stem, pandemics

What on Earth are the Saudis playing at? A price war with Russia helps neither side

Wednesday, March 11

Welcome to ‘Conzervatism’ Judging by the Budget, the core tenet of this new philosophy is spending lots of money

It’s all over for Bernie Sanders — all eyes on the VP pick The senator isn't turning out enough young and Left-wing voters

Poll reveals tensions in new Tory coalition A survey points to an opinion gulf between business leaders and Leave-voting Tories

Tuesday, March 10

Pandemics are the ultimate stress test for nations Some states are better run than others, but it’s only in a real crisis that this fact becomes stark

The Chancellor should hand power, not just money, to communities If the Government is serious about levelling up, it has to put faith in local people

Vidhya Alakeson

What Germany gets wrong about assisted dying The latest court ruling puts too much onus on the individual

Mary Harrington

Monday, March 9

Trevor Phillips, heretic Labour's suspension of the anti-racism campaigner reflects the party's turn towards zealotry

Woke capital had a field day on International Women’s day Four of the best (or worst) highlights from yesterday

From today, we’re trialling comments for members You can now become a member, for free, and join the discussion

Saturday, March 7

Neo-Nazis and Jihadis share the same enemy A long read reveals the symbiosis between neo-Nazi and Islamist movements in the UK and beyond

Mary Harrington

Friday, March 6

Objectifying women: what’s the problem? The case for regulation is at least as strong for porn as it is for advertising

The malicious anticlericalism of Lord Adonis The former Oxford student has thrown more poison over the Matryn Percy case

The real dangers of a Biden presidency A rising media star in the US delivers a scathing assessment of the former VP

Thursday, March 5

The toilet paper crisis is just bog-standard capitalism Profiteering and stockpiling during a crisis reveals the weakness of the system

Voters give the Government a thumbs up on coronavirus It's early days, but so far the country is impressed with the handling of the crisis

What are the odds a sneeze will give you coronavirus? Let me offer a ballpark estimate...

Wednesday, March 4

Communitarians need better words and more facts A new project aims to attach some facts to that well-worn word, "community"

James O'Shaughnessy

Joe Biden back from the dead, mostly Contrary to fevered speculation in the media, Super Tuesday wasn't the breakthrough moment for Bernie Sanders

Will liberalism kill the coronavirus, or will the coronavirus kill liberalism? Two prominent writers disagree