Samuel Paty, slaughtered for a lesson in tolerance, has become a martyr for the Republic
An ominous trend emerges in the Chinese province of Xinjiang
Ridiculous claims by respectable media outfits perpetuate the madness
Why would anybody accept a burly ex-traffic cop’s claim to be the Son of God?
Ridiculed for being on the wrong side of history, her time is now
breaking news from the world of ideas
Professor Karl Friston has modelled the effect of a short lockdown, with surprising results
The diversity of the wine industry is being crushed by one man's palate
Even if you're gay, being monogamous is seen as reactionary — if not outright bigoted
The feminist's imperfections make us think harder about what we believe
When even Government policy is designed to distract and enrage, we need conscientious objectors
The ancient North-South divide has been exposed once again under the Covid-19 pandemic
Covid has brought us face-to-face with the need for common purpose
Confusion about the Covid-19 science is hampering debate — and costing lives
Despite being deeply split, they are poised to be unusually influential in 2020
we sit down with original thinkers and talk ideas
Freddie Sayers challenges the GMB host on lockdown and liberalism
Freddie Sayers discusses the Covid pandemic with the renowned professor
Three eminent epidemiologists met in Massachusetts to plan a better response to the pandemic
Freddie Sayers speaks to James Lindsay about the dangers posed by the ideology
Jean-Francois Toussaint explains what the pandemic means for the human species
The idea of an 'ethical foreign policy' is dead and buried
Tax incentives are luring the rich away from their home countries
If even Innocent has given up on defending reality, then we are in trouble
I worry that further restrictions will be required
A classic example of performative offence-taking
The self-inflicted decline of the paper reflects a malaise in America's ruling class
Restrictions come into force today — but the basis for the policy is dubious
Why are we honouring mind-numbingly abstract contributions?
Bizarrely, Brits don't seem to care
Bankers will have to spend a lot more to make up for 2008
There's a surprising interest among the Very Online in old-fashioned matchmaking
What we can learn from re-writing the past
If an Arab army had defeated the Franks in 732, the history of Christendom would have been drastically altered
If Russia hadn't sold the territory to the USA, the Cold War might have heated up
If Athens had been wiped out by Persia, perhaps none of us would study the past
The agreement between King John and the barons has become part of the English national myth
If Louis XVI had hung onto his throne, Europe wouldn't have been overrun by tyranny
Eleanor Rathbone's proposal to pay women for housework and childcare was just too ahead of its time
France and Britain have reached a stalemate in North America and no colonial rebellion ensues
What if Henry VIII's son by Katherine of Aragon had survived?
Introducing ‘Alt Histories’ – a series in which we explore what we can learn from what didn't happen
Why have British people been dying at six times the rate of those in Germany?
The Roaring 20s have started with the pubs being shut — this time as a result of Covid
The pandemic has all but silenced the sector, and the Government is complacent at best
Social media sites such as Twitter have unprecedented power — and are using it to influence politics
Under Nixon, the Defense Department ignored and subverted direct orders from the President
Our contributors examine the protest movement that shook the world
The riots of 2020 are nothing new — the country was established by intolerant radicals
Trump has condemned the controversial teaching as 'un-American' and 'divisive'
Our managerial class is asserting itself, drunk with its own power
A people with no shared narrative or history will find it very hard to keep a lid on disorder and violence
The 'manosphere' drips with misogyny but Laura Bates doesn't convincingly explain why
The elites only ever look out for number one, as tell-all books by Barbara Amiel and Sasha Swire reveal
A conflict-free utopia becomes an emotionally sterile dystopia in a new adaptation of Brave New World
The Corbyn cheerleader has written a non-tell-all about his part in the Labour Party's downfall