Weekend Edition, 21 May 2022

Weekend Essay
Covid was liberalism’s endgame

Liberal individualism has an innate tendency towards authoritarianism

21 May
11 mins
Latest from The Post >
Analysis
07:15

Monkeypox is not the next Covid-19

If the WHO has any sense left, it will douse the alarm surrounding this outbreak

| 21 May
Essay
The narcissism of America’s race politics

The realities of black British lives were eclipsed by BLM

The realities of black British lives were eclipsed by BLM

20 May
6 mins
Analysis
Why can’t the Left take a joke?

Trenchant ridicule can be constructive

Trenchant ridicule can be constructive

19 May
6 mins
Opinion
What’s wrong with being straight?

Heterosexuality is now deemed déclassé

Heterosexuality is now deemed déclassé

17 May
5 mins
Spotlight
Why pit villages turned to rave

Young men had their heads turned by drink and drugs

Young men had their heads turned by drink and drugs

16 May
8 mins
Latest from The Post >
Analysis
07:15

Monkeypox is not the next Covid-19

If the WHO has any sense left, it will douse the alarm surrounding this outbreak

| 21 May

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Amber Heard’s toxic femininity

For men's rights activists, she's the embodiment of women who lie

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The twilight of identity politics

Progressive groupthink is falling to pieces

19 May
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Woke textbooks should be laughed at — not censored

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It’s time to abolish GCSEs

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Facebook’s slide into dystopia

Zuckerberg's metaverse strategy isn't working

19 May
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Zuckerberg's metaverse strategy isn't working

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Buffalo and the myth of racist America

Democrats want to create another George Floyd moment

18 May
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George Monbiot’s farming fantasies

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17 May
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Interviews.

we sit down with original thinkers and talk ideas

 Dr. Pavel Podvig: How likely is a nuclear war?

Freddie Sayers discusses the risk of nuclear war with Russia expert Dr. Pavel Podvig

 Michael Sandel: Why the elites don’t deserve their status

The Harvard professor of political philosophy makes the case for the end of merit

 Russia declares Sweden and Finland “targets” if they join NATO

Freddie Sayers challenges a senior Kremlin spokesperson

 Curtis Yarvin: Why America should become a monarchy

Freddie Sayers meets political theorist and provocateur Curtis Yarvin

 Study into mRNA vaccine death rates sends ‘danger signals’

A new study reveals disparities in all-cause mortality between mRNA and adenovirus vaccines

Video
16:57

Dr. Pavel Podvig: How likely is a nuclear war?

Freddie Sayers discusses the risk of nuclear war with Russia expert Dr. Pavel Podvig

| 20 May
Reaction
15:16

Keep out of Congress, Bill de Blasio

After eight years tearing apart New York, he's not fit for office

| 20 May
Analysis
10:19

Tesla’s golden moment is over

The EV company's share price has taken a beating in the last 12 months

| 20 May
Explainer
07:00

Unlike Sweden, Austria stays neutral

The country's founding principle is holding firm — for now

| 20 May
Reaction
15:52

After 12 long hours, I have been freed from Twitter prison

One sarcastic tweet led to my temporary suspension

| 19 May
Reaction
13:25

Nick Clegg is wrong about the metaverse (again)

He fails to understand that the technology is a step backwards not forwards

| 19 May
Analysis
10:45

Are China’s Covid lockdowns a preparation for war?

Xi Jinping is making it increasingly difficult for citizens to leave the country

| 19 May
Dispatch
07:30

Tension as Russians fleeing Putin gather in Georgia

The country's new arrivals are regarded with suspicion

| 19 May
Spotted
16:00

Beware the terrorism ‘experts’

Certain researchers are using the Buffalo shooting to hawk their services

| 18 May
Reaction
13:37

Can Viktor Orbán’s ‘fight club’ take on the EU?

The Hungarian PM's new cabinet is setting its sights on the bloc

| 18 May
Review
10:30

Winston Churchill needs better defenders

A new book has sparked a new round of inane attacks and defences

| 18 May
Analysis
08:00

Madison Cawthorn’s defeat is not the end of ‘America First’

The controversial young congressman was ousted last night

| 18 May
Weekend essays

The mystery of Wagatha Christie

Hidden melodrama lurks behind this petty spectacle

14 May
7 mins
Inside the battle on the Eastern Front

I was given access to a secret Ukrainian base

9 May
10 mins
Will Sinn Fein unite Ireland?

Brexit looms large over this week's Stormont elections

2 May
7 mins
France’s gerontocratic nightmare

Macron may have won, but it's the elderly who will rule

23 Apr
10 mins
Spotlight

The truth about the Buffalo shooting

Ignore hot takes until real analysis is produced

21 May
5 mins
The white privilege of BLM

Connecticut's wealthy enclaves reveal the emptiness of anti-racism

17 May
6 mins
Will China save Australian Labor?

The superpower’s Pacific expansion is spooking voters

13 May
5 mins
The cruel world of yoga

A community that prides itself on caring isn't very zen

12 May
5 mins
Essays

Why normal people love Sally Rooney

They see their sad lives reflected in her stories

18 May
6 mins

They see their sad lives reflected in her stories

18 May
6 mins
What Putin and liberals share

Both are willing to sacrifice the nation state

17 May
10 mins
Ludwig Wittgenstein’s war on philosophy

He preferred the 'rough ground' of everyday existence

16 May
6 mins

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