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Wednesday, July 1 Wednesday
Jul 1^st

Reaction 10:18

China is threatening America in the AI race

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China’s open-model strategy and manufacturing dominance will reinforce each other.

Miquel Vila

Analysis 07:00

Starmer’s Defense Investment Plan is a problem for the Right

John Oxley

Tuesday, June 30 Tuesday
Jun 30^th

Reaction 18:15

Democrats won’t learn from Supreme Court trans ruling

Democrats won’t learn from Supreme Court trans ruling

Lisa Selin Davis

Analysis 16:39

Risk of Catholic schism has rallied traditionalists behind Pope Leo

Risk of Catholic schism has rallied traditionalists behind Pope Leo

Sohrab Ahmari

Debate 13:03

Why is Zack Polanski so obsessed with imperial guilt?

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He stands to benefit from the ‘I didn’t learn about the British Empire at school’ myth.

Samuel Rubinstein

Reaction 10:01

Decriminalizing rough sleeping won’t help the homeless

Ben Ramanauskas

Explainer 07:01

The NHS is still putting gender ideology over women’s rights

Joan Smith

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Dungeons & Dragons in the United Kingdom

Dungeons & Dragons in the United Kingdom

Jan de Jager

2 mins

Aug 3 2026 - 11:29am

Ariana Grande and the eating-disorder internet

Ariana Grande and the eating-disorder internet

Poppy Sowerby

5 mins

Jul 1 2026 - 12:03am

American democracy was born in feudal Europe

American democracy was born in feudal Europe

Leighton Woodhouse

7 mins

Jul 1 2026 - 12:03am

Ariana Grande and the eating-disorder internet

Ariana Grande and the eating-disorder internet Girls aspire to look like stick-thin celebrities

Poppy Sowerby

5 mins

Jul 1 2026 - 12:03am

American democracy was born in feudal Europe

American democracy was born in feudal Europe We take our liberty for granted

Leighton Woodhouse

7 mins

Jul 1 2026 - 12:03am

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Monday, June 29 Monday
Jun 29^th

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Andy Burnham’s devolution drive is hollow

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His speech today was just another example of the small-mindedness of Westminster politics.

Andrew O'Brien

Reaction 10:51

Ben Stokes saved English cricket

Jon Hotten

Sunday, June 28 Sunday
Jun 28^th

Analysis 08:01

Is Shabana Mahmood going soft on immigration?

Peter Franklin

Friday, June 26 Friday
Jun 26^th

Reaction 10:29

The folly of a No. 10 in the North

Chris Middleton

Thursday, June 25 Thursday
Jun 25^th

Analysis 07:01

Will Keir Starmer become the secretary general of the UN?

Lee David Evans

Dungeons & Dragons in the United Kingdom

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Dungeons & Dragons in the United Kingdom

Jan de Jager

2 mins

3 Aug 2026 - 11:28am

The Silk Ledger at the Edge of History

The Silk Ledger at the Edge of History

Jan de Jager

7 mins

30 Jul 2026 - 8:06pm

Delete Test or the Metro will Trap you

Delete Test or the Metro will Trap you

Jan de Jager

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23 Jul 2026 - 9:12pm

Why Everyone in Our Company Should Learn to Play Yu-Gi-Oh

How cards, strategy, and archetypes can strengthen collaboration—and reveal the way each of us thinks

Why Everyone in Our Company Should Learn to Play Yu-Gi-Oh How cards, strategy, and archetypes can strengthen collaboration—and reveal the way each of us thinks

Jan de Jager

3 mins

23 Jul 2026 - 8:26pm

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The Econoclasts Europe’s rigged energy market is killing innovation

The Econoclasts Starmer’s fall exposes the West’s leadership crisis

Jake Sullivan Trump has handed Iran victory

The Econoclasts Military spending won’t save Europe

Politics

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06.29 2026

Andy Burnham’s devolution drive is hollow

06.27 2026

How Andy Burnham cracked vibes politics

06.26 2026

Failed Senate revolt proves Trump’s hold over the GOP

Does Manchesterism need Miliband?

Does Manchesterism need Miliband?

Wessie du Toit

7 mins

Why Burnhamomics will fail

Why Burnhamomics will fail

Wolfgang Munchau

6 mins

Former Labour leader: Neil Kinnock

Monday, June 29 Monday
Jun 29^th

Debate 18:15

Trump’s Lance Schroyer pick shows nobody wants to run ICE

Trump’s Lance Schroyer pick shows nobody wants to run ICE

Kyle Sammin

Analysis 13:01

London grooming gangs probe could shame the Met

Dominic Adler

Debate 07:01

King Charles is making a mistake by leaning into multiculturalism

King Charles is making a mistake by leaning into multiculturalism

Niall Gooch

Sunday, June 28 Sunday
Jun 28^th

Analysis 19:08

Crimea will decide the Ukraine war

Bethany Elliott

Debate 16:10

Will Philip Larkin make Burnham a good prime minister?

Joseph Williams

Explainer 13:01

It’s time for a British Panthéon

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The least we can do is give our own heroes somewhere more dignified than a roundabout.

Dan Jackson

The Silk Ledger at the Edge of History

The Silk Ledger at the Edge of History

Jan de Jager

7 mins

Jul 30 2026 - 8:07pm

Can Burnham banish Maggie’s ghost?

Can Burnham banish Maggie’s ghost? She’s the root of Labour’s woes

Jonny Ball

7 mins

May 23 2026 - 12:15am

On astonishment and angels Writers must learn to fly backwards

David Keenan

5 mins

Apr 10 2026 - 10:01am

What Burnham shares with Farage

What Burnham shares with Farage All politics is now postliberal

Aris Roussinos

8 mins

Jun 30 2026 - 12:05am

Can SNL save British comedy? It has caught Donald Trump’s eye

Sophie Heawood

6 mins

Mar 23 2026 - 1:29pm

Venezuela and Trump’s ‘Putinisation’ of America

Venezuela and Trump’s ‘Putinisation’ of America

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Weekend Spotlight

The twilight of the intellectual dark web Heterodox thinkers have become circus acts

B. Duncan Moench

8 mins

May 9 2026 - 12:06am

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Aaron Bastani

David Rose

Culture

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02.15 2026

Wetherspoons can be one of Britain’s great cultural exports

01.10 2026

Banning X will not make anyone safer

12.11 2025

Italian food is too diverse for a UNESCO heritage label

Chinese livestreamers are hypnotizing the West

Chinese livestreamers are hypnotizing the West

Poppy Sowerby

4 mins

Why England can’t win the World Cup

Why England can’t win the World Cup

Jonathan Wilson

6 mins

The Econoclasts Germany’s security council defeat is no surprise

How socialist transplants ruined my New York WP 7 Check

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How socialist transplants ruined my New York WP 7 Check They’ve turned Queens into a college town WP 7 Check

Stiven Peter

6 mins

Jul 1 2026 - 12:01am

Friday, June 19 Friday
Jun 19^th

News 18:01

Jake Sullivan: Trump’s MOU is a win for Iran

Shea Ferguson

Reaction 15:59

It’s time to stop pushing all kids towards university

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When did we decide that educational attainment is the defining feature of a successful childhood?

Stella O'Malley

Analysis 10:08

Moscow strikes signal Ukraine’s aggressive new strategy

Moscow strikes signal Ukraine’s aggressive new strategy

Bethany Elliott

Reaction 07:58

Makerfield underlines limits of Restore Britain threat

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Reform will use this result as a clear signal to voters: it is pointless voting for a minor party.

David Jeffery

Thursday, June 18 Thursday
Jun 18^th

News 18:30

JD Vance: Israel is panicking over Iran deal misinformation

James Billot

Dispatch 17:08

Tommy Robinson’s Oxford Union appearance was a circus

Nathan Osafo Omane

News 14:59

Sally Rooney: Israel is to blame for European fascism

Sally Rooney: Israel is to blame for European fascism

Rob Lownie

Reaction 12:46

Federal lawsuit could spell end of WPATH

Leor Sapir

Is this the end of Hezbollah? Lebanon is finally taking on the militia

Michal Kranz

5 mins

Mar 5 2026 - 12:01am

How Gorton beat Denton The new politics is ethnic, not sectarian

Aris Roussinos

8 mins

Feb 28 2026 - 12:15am

The Anglo-Gaullism Debate

2025: The West’s annus horribilis

2025: The West’s annus horribilis

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Do violent incels dream of orgies in the sky?

Do violent incels dream of orgies in the sky? Limitless self-indulgence is the problem

Valerie Stivers

7 mins

Jun 30 2026 - 12:00am

Secret societies

On cannibalism and Jeffrey Epstein Liberal institutions function like secret societies

Thomas Peermohamed Lambert

9 mins

Feb 25 2026 - 12:02am

Science

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06.18 2026

Federal lawsuit could spell end of WPATH

11.25 2025

How increased prostate cancer screening can harm men

10.01 2025

Do we really want a world without mothers?

Tim Cook’s rotten Apple

Tim Cook’s rotten Apple

Patrick McGee

4 mins

Robert Trivers: the last wild man of academia

Robert Trivers: the last wild man of academia

John Maier

7 mins

The Econoclasts The transhumanist future is closer than you think

Wednesday, June 17 Wednesday
Jun 17^th

Analysis 18:16

US-Iran deal looks like a total capitulation

Daniel DePetris

Factcheck 17:11

Rupert Lowe’s rape gangs report is a missed opportunity

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The focus on Islam is a culture-war framing that masks the real culprit of clan mentality.

Adam Wren

Explainer 14:31

The decline of dairy farmers is a rural tragedy

The decline of dairy farmers is a rural tragedy

Liam Stokes

Debate 11:59

MLB’s heavy-handed Pride tactics don’t help gay rights

Sohrab Ahmari

Reaction 07:01

Sweden’s immigration crackdown is a lesson for Europe

Johan Wennström

Tuesday, June 16 Tuesday
Jun 16^th

Explainer 18:30

Federal probes hand Gavin Newsom a Trump-style boost

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In a different era, a presidential hopeful would normally try to downplay news of any investigation.

Emily Jashinsky

Analysis 16:55

Preston Davey murder exposes dark side of adoption industry

Preston Davey murder exposes dark side of adoption industry

Rosie Lewis

Debate 13:03

Bureaucracy is killing music festivals

Richard Crampton-Platt

Reaction 10:14

Labour is ignoring the courts on single-sex spaces

Joan Smith

Debate 07:00

Upholding Palestine Action proscription creates a policing nightmare

Upholding Palestine Action proscription creates a policing nightmare

Dominic Adler

How America went awry

How America went awry Hannah Arendt was blind to the present

Samuel Moyn

5 mins

Jun 30 2026 - 12:04am

Why myths can save humanity Old stories fill our lives with dignity

Martin Shaw

7 mins

Feb 22 2026 - 9:41am

Lucy Letby’s trial by Netflix The former nurse is as banal as she is evil

Poppy Sowerby

4 mins

Feb 6 2026 - 12:00am

UnHerd Academy Tom Hodgkinson on Stoicism

Germany’s economic death trap

Germany’s economic death trap

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Labour’s war on gay rights

Labour’s war on gay rights A new law risks reviving conversion therapy

Andrew Doyle

6 mins

Jun 29 2026 - 12:02am

Agatha Christie and the red scare Twenties crime capers were obsessed with communism

Alwyn Turner

6 mins

Jan 29 2026 - 12:00am

Faith

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09.26 2025

The Church of England is wrong to condemn migration protests

09.23 2025

Marriage is not just for the wealthy

09.22 2025

Charlie Kirk funeral fuses Christian mercy with MAGA populism

Is Andy Burnham a plastic Papist?

Is Andy Burnham a plastic Papist?

Samuel Rubinstein

6 mins

Was Pope Leo elected to fight Trump?

Was Pope Leo elected to fight Trump?

John Hooper

7 mins

Michael Knowles & Sohrab Ahmari Will Pope Leo divide the Right?

How the Constitution failed America

How the Constitution failed America The UK system is better at thwarting tyranny

Michael Lind

7 mins

Jun 29 2026 - 12:00am

Monday, June 15 Monday
Jun 15^th

Reaction 19:00

The Bulwark is no refuge for the politically homeless

Ryan Zickgraf

Review 16:57

Can Farage’s Substack restore British intellectual debate?

Samuel Rubinstein

Reaction 12:43

Iran deal should finally get America out of the Middle East

Iran deal should finally get America out of the Middle East

Sohrab Ahmari

Debate 11:18

Teen social media ban marks the end of digital anonymity

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Those driven off the public internet will simply become less visible, less traceable, and more dedicated.

Mary Harrington

Analysis 07:01

Russian shadow fleet tanker seizure is political theater

Jennifer Kavanagh

Sunday, June 14 Sunday
Jun 14^th

Reaction 20:45

Tren de Aragua leader assassination puts Latin America on notice

David Agren

Debate 16:00

Swiss population cap failure won’t ease voter immigration concerns

Lukas Leuzinger

Analysis 12:16

Is SpaceX too big to fail?

Is SpaceX too big to fail?

John Rapley

Reaction 08:01

Britain cannot afford an Ed Miliband chancellorship

Peter Franklin

Britain’s Atlantic subordination Our place in the world is clear

Aris Roussinos

7 mins

Jan 24 2026 - 12:21am

Looksmaxxing is the new trans Clavicular’s cybertruck smashes conservative hope

Nikos Mohammadi

6 mins

Jan 3 2026 - 12:01am

The Econoclasts Europe’s trade war with China will backfire

Greece’s lethal warning to Europe

Greece’s lethal warning to Europe

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Size mattered for the Founding Fathers

Size mattered for the Founding Fathers Horticultural obsessions sowed the national story

Andrea Wulf

7 mins

Jun 29 2026 - 12:02am

On Bonnie Blue and Roger Scruton We have stripped sex of enchantment

Kathleen Stock

6 mins

Dec 26 2025 - 12:01am

War

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04.13 2026

Does Kemi Badenoch understand Britain’s military dysfunction?

03.20 2026

US is spending $2 billion a day on Iran war

03.14 2026

Poll: majority of Britons think World War III likely in next decade

Can Britain’s military be saved?

Can Britain’s military be saved?

Edward Luttwak

5 mins

Spycraft will decide Iran’s fate

Spycraft will decide Iran’s fate

Reuel Marc Gerecht

8 mins

John Burn-Murdoch Are smartphones causing the fertility crisis?

Wednesday, June 17 Wednesday
Jun 17^th

Analysis 18:16

US-Iran deal looks like a total capitulation

Daniel DePetris

Factcheck 17:11

Rupert Lowe’s rape gangs report is a missed opportunity

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The focus on Islam is a culture-war framing that masks the real culprit of clan mentality.

Adam Wren

Explainer 14:31

The decline of dairy farmers is a rural tragedy

The decline of dairy farmers is a rural tragedy

Liam Stokes

Debate 11:59

MLB’s heavy-handed Pride tactics don’t help gay rights

Sohrab Ahmari

Reaction 07:01

Sweden’s immigration crackdown is a lesson for Europe

Johan Wennström

Tuesday, June 16 Tuesday
Jun 16^th

Explainer 18:30

Federal probes hand Gavin Newsom a Trump-style boost

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In a different era, a presidential hopeful would normally try to downplay news of any investigation.

Emily Jashinsky

Analysis 16:55

Preston Davey murder exposes dark side of adoption industry

Preston Davey murder exposes dark side of adoption industry

Rosie Lewis

Debate 13:03

Bureaucracy is killing music festivals

Richard Crampton-Platt

Reaction 10:14

Labour is ignoring the courts on single-sex spaces

Joan Smith

Debate 07:00

Upholding Palestine Action proscription creates a policing nightmare

Upholding Palestine Action proscription creates a policing nightmare

Dominic Adler

AI: A God we can’t trust

AI: A God we can’t trust The tech threatens end times

George Scialabba

5 mins

Jun 27 2026 - 12:01am

The futility of retiree protests Why let Trump ruin your retirement?

Daniel Kalder

6 mins

Nov 14 2025 - 12:01am

What young Republicans are telling us Racial language-policing has failed

Valerie Stivers

7 mins

Oct 23 2025 - 12:01am

The Econoclasts The US-China conflict has changed

The truth about Trump’s Venezuela attacks

The truth about Trump’s Venezuela attacks

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

The myth of the King of the North

The myth of the King of the North Burnham’s realm is not united

James Rebanks

7 mins

Jun 27 2026 - 12:15am

Don’t mention the old World Wars Outdated analogies make bad foreign policy

Michael Lind

6 mins

Oct 23 2025 - 12:00am

Society

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09.29 2025

Did Trump’s Ryder Cup visit backfire?

09.28 2025

The WHO’s anti-alcohol campaign is a war against joy

09.25 2025

ICE shooting doesn’t herald a new era of Left-wing violence

How drug gangs threaten the World Cup

How drug gangs threaten the World Cup

Jeff Farrell

8 mins

Brussels: Europe’s Pimp City

Brussels: Europe’s Pimp City

Julie Bindel

12 mins

Adrian Wooldridge Why Labour should keep Starmer

In defense of data centers

Big Tech

In defense of data centers The opposition is virtue-signaling

Michael Lind

7 mins

Jun 26 2026 - 12:00am

Saturday, June 13 Saturday
Jun 13^th

Analysis 16:01

The backlash against youth gender medicine is accelerating

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Providers are suffering real consequences, and executives are taking note.

Ben Appel

Explainer 12:01

Japan’s flag desecration law reflects growing Right-wing pressure

Philip Patrick

Debate 08:00

Britain’s old university order is breaking down

Philip Cunliffe

Friday, June 12 Friday
Jun 12^th

Explainer 20:30

SpaceX IPO confirms Elon Musk as king of space

SpaceX IPO confirms Elon Musk as king of space

Robert Zubrin

Reaction 16:13

David Hockney never lost his Yorkshire soul

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Hockney became the public face of a Britain shedding several old inhibitions at once.

Pratinav Anil

Analysis 10:13

Britain’s only child future will create a more atomized society

Stella O'Malley

Why Human Design is perfect for our age It’s religion for the LinkedIn class

Alexandra Jones

7 mins

Oct 13 2025 - 12:00am

The triumph of Brexitball Our football style has followed politics

Jonathan Wilson

7 mins

Oct 10 2025 - 12:01am

Julie Bindel & Buck Angel Strange Bedfellows

Europe’s identity crisis

Europe’s identity crisis

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Does America deserve a happy ending?

weekend culture

Does America deserve a happy ending? Movies benefit from a glimmer of doubt

David Thomson

6 mins

Jun 27 2026 - 12:06am

Trump’s monumentalistic aesthetic He wants to memorialize America's greatness

Adam Ellwanger and John J. Waters

6 mins

Sep 23 2025 - 12:01am