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08/12/2021 - 12:00pm

The mysterious Covid productivity bonus Interrupting access to cheap labour may have a positive outcome

Did mental health improve during the pandemic? A new study finds an unprecedented decline in depression at the start of 2020

Wednesday, August 11

Joe Biden’s anti-crypto bill is reckless and unnecessary Its vague language and impossible standards could kill a growing industry

The University of Essex abandons its faculty to ideologues The institution has rowed back on its apology to two gender critical academics

Do racist Euros tweets tell us anything about the UK? The information provided by Twitter is meaningless

In defence of lockdown grade inflation Teachers can't be expected to predict which pupils underperform their potential

The most vaccine-hesitant group of all? PhDs A new study found that the most educated are the least likely to get jabbed

Tuesday, August 10

William Hague is wrong: decriminalising drugs isn’t the ‘only’ way There are problems with Portugal's drug approach too

Proof: The progressive revolution arrived before Trump The proliferation of prejudice words in the media began years earlier

The crypto elite is entering panic mode Fearing incoming regulation, the movement is struggling to respond

Why did Larry Elder call me for advice? My friend is running for Governor of California — and he has a chance

Monday, August 9

Why you’re right to worry about Apple’s new surveillance Our exchanges should not be subject to routine scrutiny, even by machines

Timandra Harkness

No, Orbán is not the Chávez of the Right There’s nothing equal about the odiousness of their respective regimes

Why is the taxpayer spending millions on Stonewall? Far too much public money is being spent on learning how to be a 'trans ally'

Sunetra Gupta: have my Covid hypotheses held up? My analysis was optimistic, but not outrageously so

Don’t save Geronimo! The media obsession with an infected alpaca represents the worst of Britain

Friday, August 6

Running back to Tony Blair won’t cut it, Keir The Labour leader's latest call to embrace the Blair era won't save him

Will the alarmist media coverage of Covid ever end? Certain media outlets are fear-mongering to generate clicks

New rules bring politics into the classroom by stealth Schools should be about education, not "social justice"

It’s time to welcome back Louis C.K. If you don't like him, don't watch him

Thursday, August 5

Why this trans athlete is no Laurel Hubbard Unlike the New Zealand weightlifter, Quinn is a biological female

English words on French ID cards? Scandale! Summer is here, and with it a bout of outrage at the lingua franca

Anne-Elisabeth Moutet

Tiktok’s latest fad: confessions of trauma What is causing so many young people to identify as emotionally damaged?

Will Biden look beyond the bobos? The President looks genuinely interested in the non-college educated

Wednesday, August 4

Is Germany finally standing up to Beijing? The Bayern's voyage marks a sea change in Germany's foreign policy

Why national populists love Hungary Tucker Carlson's visit is the latest in a long line of American malcontents

Biden’s border crisis could doom the Democrats A surge in illegal crossings is hurting the Party in the south-west

Why is the SNP bringing the Greens into government? The environmentalist party almost never rebels

Tuesday, August 3

The Democrats face an excruciating dilemma in 2024 Neither Biden nor Kamala make a convincing case for the presidency

We lost Afghanistan a long time ago It's time we showed some humility about the withdrawal

‘Preferred pronouns’ are a form of sexist bullying I've been asked if I'm a boy or a girl more times than I remember

Monday, August 2

It’s the Reformation all over again Today's culture wars pit factions of post-1968 progressives against each other