06/09/2020 - 4:00pm

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No wonder the Church of England rejected my library design The institution is trying too hard to be trendy

A V-shaped recovery? U have got to be joking The crisis has bruised some parts of the economy — others have been broken

Monday, June 8

Chicago Pastor: Police should not allow looting Freddie Sayers speaks to Chicago pastor Corey Brooks about rioting in his community

Don’t kid yourselves, this isn’t 1968 Unlike the soixante-huitards, BLM protesters have establishment support

Sunday, June 7

Ross Douthat: BLM protests and the Decadent Society The New York Times columnist talks to Freddie Sayers about the protests, Trump and the politics of Covid-19

Saturday, June 6

Descending into the underworld This week's long read pick is a classic essay from writer Annie Dillard

Mary Harrington

Friday, June 5

Tim Davie faces a perfect storm at the Beeb Falling revenues, a hostile government and growing competition signal tough times ahead

Some Brexit voters aren’t going to like Whiggish Global Britain The Hong Kong question exposes a big division in the Leave camp

Thursday, June 4

Ben and Jerry’s: your moral saviour Is there any creed more unedifying than woke capitalism?

Is the world facing a hysteretic shock? The lockdown recession threatens to scar the economy for generations

The British imitation of America goes well beyond race The trans movement is another notable US import

Wednesday, June 3

Did Dominic Cummings cause a lockdown breakdown? There are a couple of problems with this hypothesis

Karl Friston: up to 80% not even susceptible to Covid-19 The influential professor's statistical observations could radically change how we lift lockdown

After Trump, will a more dangerous demagogue arrive? It's worth contemplating what a more competent populist could achieve

Tuesday, June 2

Unfortunately, political sectarianism is only going to get worse We are seeing this on both sides of the Atlantic

Hyper-connectivity: Our fatal weakness The pandemic has exposed this fundamental flaw in the economic system

Monday, June 1

Is lockdown hurting Red Wall voters the most? New research shows they are badly hit by Covid job losses

Pandemics and climate change spelled the end for Rome The role of these factors has never looked more relevant

Why Dietrich Bonhoeffer is essential lockdown reading In uncertain times the greatest gift is the security of a good home

Elizabeth Oldfield

Saturday, May 30

How Brooklyn Hipsterdom disintegrated under lockdown A Bushwick houseshare looked like an urban idyll — until Covid struck

Mary Harrington

Friday, May 29

The self-harm of Britain’s R&D policies A new report offers some clues into the UK's dismal record on productivity

The view from Asia: is test and trace even viable in the UK? Experts from South Korea and Hong Kong share their views

Another day, another misleading Corona study! A 'correlation' is not quite what it seems...

Thursday, May 28

Supporters of Emily Maitlis should be careful what they wish for One day, the tables might turn

Universal Basic Income: A solution to Wokenomics? Single mothers can be supported without the state's intrusion

What René Girard would have to say about Dominic Cummings The French philosopher warned of the spiralling nature of psychosocial violence

Wednesday, May 27

To revive the economy, tax Britain’s piggy banks It is the only way to discourage unwanted flows of capital

When will churchgoers sing again? It is the closest I come to a felt encounter with the divine

Elizabeth Oldfield

Cummings is guilty but shouldn’t resign I took a look at how governments across the world have responded in similar cases

Tuesday, May 26

Slowly but surely, Britain is turning into America The Cummings saga has put this gruesome transformation on full display

A newer, better version of the Free Speech Union? The Campaign for Common Sense is launching a fresh assault on cancel culture

Mary Harrington