October 1, 2020

Why lockdown is a moral mess Rules go out of the window when you're battling a fast-moving pandemic

Giles Fraser

28.09

When harassment is a laughing matter The Comedy Cellar, as a new book details, defends the value of debate to an uncomfortable degree

Sarah Ditum

25.09

The empty cult of Captain Tom Our sentimental obsession with the war hero has more to do with failure than success

Tanya Gold

25.09

Why Covid can’t cancel Christmas There is much to be gained by knocking out of all the cheap commercial cheer

Giles Fraser

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

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

09.09

The glorious reign of King Henry IX What if Henry VIII's son by Katherine of Aragon had survived?

Suzannah Lipscomb

07.09

What the West gets wrong about consent Modern feminists look askance at arranged marriages, yet turn a blind eye to violent misogyny

Jenny McCartney

03.09

Has lockdown left you with existential angst? Covid confinement has forced many to wrestle with thoughts of mortality and meaning

Giles Fraser

01.09

Why the future of tech is trad not rad We should never incorporate new technology into our lives just because it’s new

Peter Franklin

24.08

The generation betrayed by Boris The cohort of youngsters whose futures were crushed by lockdown may never forgive the Tories

Louise Perry

24.08

How the nation learned to sport again During coronavirus, we've rediscovered the old meaning of outdoor — and indoor — recreation

Robert Colls