Pro-natal policies might win Boris support in newly Tory seats
Pro-natal policies might win Boris support in newly Tory seats
Today's Edition, 20 February 2020
Hate crime is the new blasphemy
We've replaced a conception of the common good with a radical individualism
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Stop making new laws on offensive speech
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Stop making new laws on offensive speech
New powers designed to protect NHS staff are open to abuse
Julie Bindel | 20 February
Bloomberg the nerd won’t beat Trump
The data-obsessed ex-mayor doesn't understand that politics is an art, not a science
The data-obsessed ex-mayor doesn't understand that politics is an art, not a science
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Stop making new laws on offensive speech
Debate
11:45
Stop making new laws on offensive speech
New powers designed to protect NHS staff are open to abuse
Julie Bindel | 20 February
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Harry and Meghan shouldn’t turn their royalty into royalties
We either see the world in terms of relationships or property rights. 'Megxit' is a the logical conclusion of the latter
‘Eugenics is possible’ is not the same as ‘eugenics is good’
Rows involving Richard Dawkins and Andrew Sabisky reveal how difficult it is to 'decouple' controversial concepts in our heads
The lost world of Left-wing patriotism
A new biography of Peter Shore captures a Labour Party man who loved his country
Why Boris should bring back conscription
We need something more radical than a recruitment drive to fill the gaps in our public services
Why mock Jordan Peterson’s suffering?
The controversial professor's critics are delighting in his tribulations — it's not a good look
Sex-obsessed conservatives are wrong about families
Don't look to the bible for proof that God prefers a nuclear family — his table is extended and inclusive
What Labour gets wrong about transwomen
MPs are queuing up to sign a manifesto that denies the facts of biology
MPs are queuing up to sign a manifesto that denies the facts of biology
Labour has a shot at relevance — can it grasp it?
Parliament needs a serious opposition more than ever
The truth about ‘American Dirt’
Once again journalists are choosing political tribalism over the facts
‘Eugenics is possible’ is not the same as ‘eugenics is good’
Rows involving Richard Dawkins and Andrew Sabisky reveal how difficult it is to 'decouple' controversial concepts in our heads
The slow death of French cheese
The real battle for the immortal soul of France is about something far more important than pension reform and yellow vests
How Kenya became a tyranny of the minority
The late Daniel arap Moi mobilised faith and identity to rule with an iron fist
Why men can’t talk about miscarriage
Losing a baby is extraordinarily traumatic for women — but the grief men feel goes largely unrecognised
Video
08:25
WATCH: Bloomberg attacked at Democratic debate
The candidates all turn on the billionaire... but will it backfire?
UnHerd | 20 February
Reaction
15:55
Time for big tech to share data about themselves
They know a lot more than we do about screen addiction and mental wellbeing
Tom Chivers | 19 February
Audio
12:44
Jess Phillips: How I became my caricature
At an event last night, the MP explained how politicians can turn into the worst version of themselves
UnHerd | 19 February
Idea
07:00
Should we give the cabinet an IQ test?
Ministers ought to be capable of creative, original thought — but that's rarely tested in public
Peter Franklin | 19 February
Reaction
15:05
Extinction Rebellion is on a dangerous path
The XR movement has a lot in common with religious fundamentalists
Emma Webb | 18 February
Reaction
11:31
The medieval trial of Caroline Flack
Trying to remove 'bad influences' reflects a pre-modern idea of what it is to be human
Ashley Frawley | 18 February
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07:00
Schools don’t teach about the British Empire — and that’s a good thing
Secondary-level history is too limited to teach complex subject matters
Ed West | 18 February
Idea
14:18
Churches are closing down — I won’t let mine be one of them
The bricks of a church are a statement of Christian defiance
Giles Fraser | 17 February
Audio
10:15
LISTEN: Tom Chivers on Andrew Sabisky and eugenics
Our columnist features on The Today Programme to discuss Andrew Sabisky
UnHerd | 17 February
Series: Over-sexed and under-loved
Over-sexed and under-loved
On the meaning of sex in the 21st century
Over-sexed and under-loved
On the meaning of sex in the 21st century
Let’s make sex education sublime
Teenagers should be dreaming of physical rapture, not just meaningless thrusting
Why Incels are the losers in the age of Tinder
As a society we still judge men who don’t have sex as failures
Are we too obsessed with sex?
Sex is intellectually tedious and barren, according to the incoherent and reactionary Why Sex Doesn’t Matter
Why arranged marriages make sense
The idea of marrying for love hasn't been a very successful innovation
Giles Fraser talks to Adam Rutherford about his new book.
Freddie Sayers gets opposing views from Peter Franklin and Phillip Blond on whether the Hungarian Prime Minister's dangerous reputation is justified.
Andrew Sullivan’s Confessions — Catholicism, coming out and Jeremy Corbyn
Giles talks to the happiness expert about his journey from the humanities to science, why individualism is making us depressed and how we can be more happy.
Charles Moore’s Confessions — Thatcher, theology and the Tories
Giles talks to the former Telegraph editor about becoming a Catholic, how the licence fee is dividing 'somewheres' and 'anywheres' and why he's never liked the Conservative Party.
Jonathan Sumption’s Confessions – Rights, rhetoric and rationalism
Giles talks to the historian and former Supreme Court Justice about leaving academia behind for a career in law, the problem with human rights and the art of persuasion.
Bigger than Brexit: the new politics of climate change
Achieving ‘net zero’ will involve such massive changes to the economy and society that politics will have to be transformed too
Achieving ‘net zero’ will involve such massive changes to the economy and society that politics will have to be transformed too
The Democrats can’t take the black vote for granted
If African-Americans are motivated to vote, they can swing a competitive race
Let’s make sex education sublime
Teenagers should be dreaming of physical rapture, not just meaningless thrusting
The lost world of Left-wing patriotism
A new biography of Peter Shore captures a Labour Party man who loved his country
The unspeakable life of John Bercow
In his autobiography, the former speaker reveals himself to be an embittered avatar of ambition
Are we too obsessed with sex?
Sex is intellectually tedious and barren, according to the incoherent and reactionary Why Sex Doesn’t Matter
Today’s liberals dream of a workerless paradise
A new book argues that that both Left and Right are now engaged in class war — against the poor
