The Econoclasts

The Ukraine turnaround is a media illusion

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What's happening today beneath the surface

News 3h

Matt Brittin: BBC can be ‘disinfectant’ against misinformation

Archie Earle

Analysis 6h

Nigel Farage deserves more security protection

Dominic Adler

Debate 9h

Marine Le Pen comeback is a blow to Jordan Bardella

Marine Le Pen comeback is a blow to Jordan Bardella

Anne-Elisabeth Moutet

Reaction 12h

Farage’s by-election gamble will deepen divide on the Right

Peter Franklin

Tuesday, July 7 Tuesday
Jul 7^th

News 18:30

Kemi Badenoch: I feel sorry for Keir Starmer

Archie Earle

Explainer 16:00

Lupita Nyong’o doesn’t understand women in the Odyssey

Lupita Nyong’o doesn’t understand women in the Odyssey

Spencer A. Klavan

Analysis 14:15

Marine Le Pen verdict could transform the 2027 presidential race

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Le Pen’s decade-long detoxification campaign has produced a new generation of nationalist leaders.

Francois Valentin

Reaction 10:40

New Platner allegations are a test of Democrats’ moral limits

Emily Jashinsky

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JD Vance’s convenient Catholicism

JD Vance’s convenient Catholicism The VP’s memoir is unmistakably Millennial

Samuel Rubinstein

10 mins

Jul 8 2026 - 12:03am

Meta glasses are for perverts

Meta glasses are for perverts

Poppy Sowerby

5 mins

Jul 8 2026 - 12:02am

A cancellation novel’s lunar sequel

A cancellation novel’s lunar sequel

Paul Franz

6 mins

Jul 8 2026 - 12:00am

Meta glasses are for perverts

Big Tech

Meta glasses are for perverts Kylie Jenner is a gift to glassholes

Poppy Sowerby

5 mins

Jul 8 2026 - 12:02am

A cancellation novel’s lunar sequel

Books

A cancellation novel’s lunar sequel Emmalea Russo’s ‘The Moon Papers’ demands freedom to create

Paul Franz

6 mins

Jul 8 2026 - 12:00am

Meta glasses are for perverts

Meta glasses are for perverts Kylie Jenner is a gift to glassholes

Poppy Sowerby

5 mins

Jul 8 2026 - 12:02am

A cancellation novel’s lunar sequel

A cancellation novel’s lunar sequel Emmalea Russo’s ‘The Moon Papers’ demands freedom to create

Paul Franz

6 mins

Jul 8 2026 - 12:00am

From the UK edition

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Debate 1h

Labour can’t even get its Ruth Ellis pardon right

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A reduction of sentence for someone who has already been hanged is obviously pointless.

Yuan Yi Zhu

Tuesday, July 7 Tuesday
Jul 7^th

Debate 07:00

Andy Burnham is ducking questions on puberty blockers

Joan Smith

Friday, July 3 Friday
Jul 3^rd

Reaction 13:00

Andy Burnham will take Britain backwards on AI

Peter Franklin

Monday, June 29 Monday
Jun 29^th

Reaction 15:30

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 10:45

Ben Stokes saved English cricket

Jon Hotten

Sunday, June 28 Sunday
Jun 28^th

Analysis 08:00

Is Shabana Mahmood going soft on immigration?

Peter Franklin

Friday, June 26 Friday
Jun 26^th

Reaction 10:15

The folly of a No. 10 in the North

Chris Middleton

Thursday, June 25 Thursday
Jun 25^th

Analysis 07:00

Will Keir Starmer become the secretary general of the UN?

Lee David Evans

Tuesday, June 23 Tuesday
Jun 23^rd

Debate 13:00

Will the British Right unite to stop Burnham?

Peter Franklin

Monday, June 22 Monday
Jun 22^nd

Debate 17:00

Should Andy Burnham call a snap general election?

Thomas Munson

Farage's Clacton reckoning

Reform

Farage's Clacton reckoning Are voters being trifled with?

Simon Heffer

5 mins

Jul 8 2026 - 12:02am

Did Homer have a woman problem?

Did Homer have a woman problem? The Odyssey is intriguingly feminine

Philip Hensher

4 mins

Jul 8 2026 - 12:01am

Blue Labour's last chance

Blue Labour's last chance The old working class is gone

Jonny Ball

7 mins

Jul 7 2026 - 12:01am

Meet Ulster's young Orangemen

Meet Ulster's young Orangemen Kids are sick of old-school Unionism

Adam James Pollock

7 mins

Jul 7 2026 - 12:00am

Watch & listen

The Econoclasts The Ukraine turnaround is a media illusion

Jonathan Haidt Why the Right should support the social media ban

Norman Finkelstein How Israel lost the Right

The Econoclasts The Brexit report is built on fake data

The Econoclasts Europe’s rigged energy market is killing innovation

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

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

Monday, July 6 Monday
Jul 6^th

Reaction 18:00

Zelensky is in denial about Ukraine’s war hopes

Zelensky is in denial about Ukraine’s war hopes

Jennifer Kavanagh

Online 15:00

Hasan Piker shapes the Democrats’ luxury-belief agenda

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The influence of the online streamer will turn politics into something more divisive and nonsensical.

David Masciotra

Reaction 12:30

Donald Trump’s new no. 1 enemy: communists

Jeff Bloodworth

Dispatch 10:00

Britain’s Marxists have lost their way

Shea Ferguson

Analysis 07:00

George Cottrell allegations won’t bring down Nigel Farage

George Cottrell allegations won’t bring down Nigel Farage

Rob Lownie

Can Los Angeles be saved?

The Left

Can Los Angeles be saved? A great American city is in decline

Joel Kotkin

9 mins

Jul 6 2026 - 11:59pm

Inside the capture of the BBC How transgenderism killed impartiality

Rob Burley

38 mins

May 20 2026 - 12:02am

Weekend Spotlight

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

B. Duncan Moench

8 mins

May 9 2026 - 12:10am

Jake Sullivan Trump has handed Iran victory

Venezuela and Trump’s ‘Putinisation’ of America

Venezuela and Trump’s ‘Putinisation’ of America

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

America: land of the cheats

America: land of the cheats Rule-breaking is a bipartisan sport

B. Duncan Moench

5 mins

Jul 7 2026 - 9:51am

On astonishment and angels Writers must learn to fly backwards

David Keenan

5 mins

Apr 10 2026 - 12:00am

Our Mission

When the herd takes off in one direction, what do you do?
UnHerd is for people who dare to think for themselves.

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Why populism fails

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Why populism fails In a kakistocracy, the worst people come out on top

Richard Hanania

8 mins

Jul 6 2026 - 12:00am

Sunday, July 5 Sunday
Jul 5^th

Debate 19:15

Taylor Swift: modern America’s Marie Antoinette

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Even the vows seemed potentially subject to a release strategy.

Ryan Zickgraf

Explainer 16:00

Christianity has made a return to the World Cup

Rob Draper

Reaction 12:00

Will Germany’s populist Left and Right unite?

Will Germany’s populist Left and Right unite?

Susanne Mundschenk

Analysis 08:00

Andy Burnham’s social media hides a lack of substance

Finlay McLaren

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

Sophie Heawood

6 mins

Mar 23 2026 - 12:00am

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

Michal Kranz

5 mins

Mar 5 2026 - 12:00am

The Econoclasts Military spending won’t save Europe

2025: The West’s annus horribilis

2025: The West’s annus horribilis

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Taylor Swift is our feudal princess

Taylor Swift is our feudal princess Billionaire glitz blinds us to inequality

Mary Harrington

7 mins

Jul 7 2026 - 12:03am

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

Aris Roussinos

8 mins

Feb 28 2026 - 12:15am

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

Katie Price's horror show

Katie Price's horror show

Sarah Ditum

7 mins

Does America deserve a happy ending?

Does America deserve a happy ending?

David Thomson

6 mins

Former Labour leader: Neil Kinnock

Saturday, July 4 Saturday
Jul 4^th

Debate 17:00

Could a Tucker Carlson party break America’s political stasis?

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Any conservative populist third-party movement, led by Carlson, is likely to crash and burn.

Michael Lind

Reaction 13:00

AI has ruined literary prizes

Vincenzo Barney

Analysis 08:00

Vickrum Digwa is at the mercy of prison justice

Vickrum Digwa is at the mercy of prison justice

David Matthews

Friday, July 3 Friday
Jul 3^rd

Reaction 18:00

Kamala Harris’s record on Gaza could kill her 2028 hopes

Emily Jashinsky

Explainer 16:00

Coughlans Bakery: another casualty of the high street’s decline

Coughlans Bakery: another casualty of the high street’s decline

Jack Burke

Debate 10:00

Southport Inquiry fails to address UK’s flawed refugee policy

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Refugees from conflict zones frequently carry personal trauma which complicates integration.

Rakib Ehsan

News 07:00

Morgan McSweeney: The British state is out of shape

Shea Ferguson

The euthanasia of the West

The euthanasia of the West Assisted dying is indefensible

Michel Houellebecq

9 mins

Jul 4 2026 - 12:04am

Secret societies

On cannibalism and Jeffrey Epstein Liberal institutions function like secret societies

Thomas Peermohamed Lambert

9 mins

Feb 25 2026 - 12:02am

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

Martin Shaw

7 mins

Feb 23 2026 - 12:00am

The Econoclasts Germany’s security council defeat is no surprise

Germany’s economic death trap

Germany’s economic death trap

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Blue Labour's last chance

Blue Labour's last chance The old working class is gone

Jonny Ball

7 mins

Jul 7 2026 - 12:01am

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

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 Anglo-Gaullism Debate

L’euthanasie de l'Occident

L’euthanasie de l'Occident La légalisation de l'euthanasie est indéfendable

Michel Houellebecq

8 mins

Jul 4 2026 - 12:00am

Thursday, July 2 Thursday
Jul 2^nd

Online 17:00

Birthright drama shows Right-wing outrage machine is dying

Oliver Bateman

News 15:20

5Pillars editor calls for Muslim ‘physical training programme’

5Pillars editor calls for Muslim ‘physical training programme’

Rob Lownie

Analysis 12:00

Embracing socialism threatens Democrats’ midterm chances

Michael Baharaeen

Reaction 10:30

Why won’t Labour deport grooming gang leaders?

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They operate like the Italian mafia, with connections around the country and safe houses everywhere.

Julie Bindel

Analysis 07:00

Burnham should learn from France and Germany on devolution

Thomas Munson

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

Alwyn Turner

6 mins

Jan 29 2026 - 12:00am

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

Aris Roussinos

7 mins

Jan 24 2026 - 12:00am

The Econoclasts The transhumanist future is closer than you think

Greece’s lethal warning to Europe

Greece’s lethal warning to Europe

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

The great German own goal

The great German own goal In economics, as in football, they’ve lost their edge

Wolfgang Munchau

6 mins

Jul 6 2026 - 12:03am

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

Nikos Mohammadi

6 mins

Jan 3 2026 - 12:00am

Faith

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07.05 2026

Christianity has made a return to the World Cup

09.26 2025

The Church of England is wrong to condemn migration protests

09.23 2025

Marriage is not just for the wealthy

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

UnHerd Academy Tom Hodgkinson on Stoicism

Wednesday, July 1 Wednesday
Jul 1^st

Reaction 18:00

Freddy’s deleted X account shows fragility of going viral

Freddy’s deleted X account shows fragility of going viral

Ryan Zickgraf

Explainer 16:00

Gold crash reflects renewed faith in central banks

John Rapley

Debate 13:15

Restoring energy ties with Russia won’t save Germany’s economy

William Nattrass

Reaction 10:15

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

Lisa Selin Davis

Analysis 16:30

Risk of Catholic schism has rallied traditionalists behind Pope Leo

Risk of Catholic schism has rallied traditionalists behind Pope Leo

Sohrab Ahmari

Debate 13:00

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 10:00

Decriminalizing rough sleeping won’t help the homeless

Ben Ramanauskas

Explainer 07:00

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

Joan Smith

America’s other constitution

America’s other constitution The Articles of Confederation were our true liberty document

Vincenzo Barney

19 mins

Jul 3 2026 - 12:00am

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

Kathleen Stock

6 mins

Dec 26 2025 - 12:00am

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

Daniel Kalder

6 mins

Nov 14 2025 - 12:00am

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

The truth about Trump’s Venezuela attacks

The truth about Trump’s Venezuela attacks

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Jonathan Haidt: Why the Right should support the social media ban

Jonathan Haidt: Why the Right should support the social media ban

Freddie Sayers

17 mins

Jul 6 2026 - 12:02am

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

Valerie Stivers

7 mins

Oct 23 2025 - 12:00am

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

Iran has humiliated America’s military

Iran has humiliated America’s military

Edward Luttwak

6 mins

Can Britain's military be saved?

Can Britain's military be saved?

Edward Luttwak

5 mins

The Econoclasts Europe’s trade war with China will backfire

Queen of the data centers

Queen of the data centers Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer hearts AI

Ross Barkan

5 mins

Jul 2 2026 - 12:01am

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 13:00

London grooming gangs probe could shame the Met

Dominic Adler

Debate 07:00

King Charles is making a mistake by leaning into multiculturalism

King Charles is making a mistake by leaning into multiculturalism

Niall Gooch

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

Michael Lind

6 mins

Oct 23 2025 - 12:00am

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

Alexandra Jones

7 mins

Oct 13 2025 - 12:00am

John Burn-Murdoch Are smartphones causing the fertility crisis?

Europe’s identity crisis

Europe’s identity crisis

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

AI and the false consciousness trap

AI and the false consciousness trap Ascribing human traits to chatbots empowers techlords

Yanis Varoufakis

6 mins

Jul 4 2026 - 12:03am

The triumph of Brexitball Our football style has followed politics

Jonathan Wilson

7 mins

Oct 10 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

Chinese livestreamers are hypnotizing the West

Chinese livestreamers are hypnotizing the West

Poppy Sowerby

4 mins

How drug gangs threaten the World Cup

How drug gangs threaten the World Cup

Jeff Farrell

8 mins

The Econoclasts The US-China conflict has changed

Sunday, June 28 Sunday
Jun 28^th

Analysis 19:00

Crimea will decide the Ukraine war

Bethany Elliott

Debate 16:00

Will Philip Larkin make Burnham a good prime minister?

Joseph Williams

Explainer 13:00

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

Saturday, June 27 Saturday
Jun 27^th

Explainer 16:00

Richard Nixon has become a MAGA hero

Richard Nixon has become a MAGA hero

Nathan Pinkoski

Reaction 13:00

John Bolton’s guilty plea is the endpoint of DC’s leaking culture

Tom Rogan

Analysis 08:00

How Andy Burnham cracked vibes politics

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Labour may have now found its first social media-savvy communicator.

Jonny Ball

How socialist transplants ruined my New York

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

Stiven Peter

6 mins

Jul 1 2026 - 12:00am

Nobel peace prize

The Iron Lady who could save Venezuela

Ian Birrell

5 mins

Oct 9 2025 - 11:59pm

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

Adam Ellwanger and John J. Waters

6 mins

Sep 23 2025 - 12:01am

Adrian Wooldridge Why Labour should keep Starmer

Trump’s Ukraine peace plan

Trump’s Ukraine peace plan

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

How Germans made America

How Germans made America Hot dogs and lager are only the start

Andrea Valentino

7 mins

Jul 4 2026 - 12:02am

Faith

The war for China's soul Xi sees Christianity as spiritual opium

Christopher Harding

5 mins

Sep 1 2025 - 12:00am