17 Sep 2020 - 1:30am

What cats taught me about philosophy By entering our world, our pet felines have given us a window looking out of it

John Gray

17.09

Confessions of a student Marxist It is hard not to conclude that a whole generation has been terribly misled about how best to pursue a life of meaning and resilience

Tobias Phibbs

16.09

Why everyone is stupid except me Twitter users love the Dunning-Kruger effect because it suggests your opponent is an idiot

Tom Chivers

16.09

Cuties isn’t kiddie porn — it’s tragedy We are too squeamish about the power and vulnerability that’s unique to female puberty

Mary Harrington

16.09

Can bad men do good things? The idea that President Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize isn't as crazy as it sounds

Stephen Pollard

16.09

The English have always been drunkards There's nothing new in history — including our nation's partiality to a stiff drink

Ed West

15.09

Why are doctors leaving in droves? This historically stable, lucrative and prestigious profession is in critical condition

Louise Perry

15.09

How true crime romanticises murderers Des, the fascinating drama about Dennis Nilsen, finally gives his victims a voice

Tanya Gold

15.09

Enoch Powell, visionary As a new book notes, many of his most troubling predictions have indeed come to pass

Aris Roussinos

15.09

Did the French Revolution cause Nazism? If Louis XVI had hung onto his throne, Europe wouldn't have been overrun by tyranny

John Lewis-Stempel

14.09

Why the new inquisition came for David Hume Just as in the philosopher's day, the zealots of the 21st century cannot understand human complexity

Giles Fraser

14.09

Matt Hancock’s ‘messaging’ is no better than Trump’s Fearmongering slogans like 'don't kill your gran' are the opposite of good political leadership

Freddie Sayers