High-trust society

What Elon gets wrong about England We were never a nation of hobbits

Mary Harrington

Mary Harrington

7 mins

28 Jul 2026 - 12:03am

Insta-politics

Andy Burnham’s excruciating cringe

Poppy Sowerby

6 mins

28 Jul 2026 - 12:02am


Epic fury

Will the god of cinema forgive Nolan?

David Thomson

7 mins

28 Jul 2026 - 12:01am


Insta-politics

Andy Burnham’s excruciating cringe He’s giving Prime Minister

Poppy Sowerby

6 mins

28 Jul 2026 - 12:02am


Epic fury

Will the god of cinema forgive Nolan? He has a history of missing the point

David Thomson

7 mins

28 Jul 2026 - 12:01am


Law and order

The Left’s war on anti-crime tech Progressive paranoia costs lives

Alicia Nieves

Alicia Nieves

6 mins

28 Jul 2026 - 12:00am


trade

Trump’s tariff addiction Can Europe survive another hit?

Wolfgang Munchau

Wolfgang Munchau

6 mins

27 Jul 2026 - 12:03am

Insta-politics

Andy Burnham’s excruciating cringe He’s giving Prime Minister

Poppy Sowerby

Poppy Sowerby

6 mins

28 Jul 2026 - 12:02am

Epic fury

Will the god of cinema forgive Nolan? He has a history of missing the point

David Thomson

David Thomson

7 mins

28 Jul 2026 - 12:01am


Law and order

The Left’s war on anti-crime tech Progressive paranoia costs lives

Alicia Nieves

Alicia Nieves

6 mins

28 Jul 2026 - 12:00am

communism

Third-Worldism has corrupted America Cuba was the tip of the spear

John Masko

John Masko

7 mins

27 Jul 2026 - 12:00am


Law and order

The Left’s war on anti-crime tech Progressive paranoia costs lives

Alicia Nieves

Alicia Nieves

6 mins

28 Jul 2026 - 12:00am


Progressives

The Democrats’ soul-healer Chris Murphy brings Left conservatism to America

Sohrab Ahmari

Sohrab Ahmari

7 mins

24 Jul 2026 - 12:47am

Immigration

Serfdom, Republican-style Why is the GOP pushing more unfree foreign labor?

Michael Lind

Michael Lind

7 mins

23 Jul 2026 - 12:00am

Progressives

Who’s afraid of the Abdul bros? Centrist Dems use woke tropes against the Left — again

Zaid Jilani

Zaid Jilani

6 mins

22 Jul 2026 - 12:00am

Weekend Essay

The American disaster Can British democracy avoid the same fate?

Jonathan Sumption

Jonathan Sumption

19 mins

25 Jul 2026 - 12:05am


pop

Charli xcx’s death drive She is slaying Taylor Swift

Sarah Ditum

Sarah Ditum

5 mins

27 Jul 2026 - 12:02am

Progressives

The Democrats’ soul-healer Chris Murphy brings Left conservatism to America

Sohrab Ahmari

Sohrab Ahmari

7 mins

24 Jul 2026 - 12:47am

society

The political problem with cousin marriage Clannism has empowered Donald Trump

Malise Ruthven

Malise Ruthven

9 mins

27 Jul 2026 - 12:01am


Progressives

Who’s afraid of the Abdul bros? Centrist Dems use woke tropes against the Left — again

Zaid Jilani

Zaid Jilani

6 mins

22 Jul 2026 - 12:00am

Immigration

Serfdom, Republican-style Why is the GOP pushing more unfree foreign labor?

Michael Lind

Michael Lind

7 mins

23 Jul 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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Weekend spotlight

Escape from Trad-Land I saw SSPX abuse firsthand

Louis Massett

Louis Massett

8 mins

25 Jul 2026 - 12:00am


Weekend analysis

The poet who invented Burnham’s North Basil Bunting believed in cultural devolution

Alex Niven

Alex Niven

8 mins

25 Jul 2026 - 12:02am

Aesthetics

How Ferrari lost its sex appeal Sports cars have been enshittified

Ed Wiseman

Ed Wiseman

8 mins

20 Jul 2026 - 12:00am


The Far Right

The poverty of white nationalism Even smarter advocates fail the logic test

Richard Hanania

Richard Hanania

8 mins

21 Jul 2026 - 4:20am

weekend culture

Why we can’t outrun the Neanderthals Their phantoms will forever haunt us

Ben Judah

Ben Judah

8 mins

25 Jul 2026 - 12:01am

Literature

A novelist’s dark portrait of Natalie Portman Rachel Cusk’s new book mines the actress’s life

Valerie Stivers

Valerie Stivers

6 mins

17 Jul 2026 - 12:00am

Investigation

Inside Britain’s DEI police force Fantasies of inclusion are colliding with reality

Dominic Adler

Dominic Adler

11 mins

24 Jul 2026 - 12:03am


Murder Mystery

Why true crime isn’t real Alex Murdaugh isn’t a compelling killer

Kat Rosenfield

Kat Rosenfield

6 mins

16 Jul 2026 - 12:01am

Big Tech

How passwords stole my sanity Digital bureaucracy has become ‘The Tangle’

Michael Lind

Michael Lind

8 mins

16 Jul 2026 - 12:00am


Fahnbullehism

The great Net Zero showdown Can’t afford to keep it, can’t afford to drop it

John Rapley

John Rapley

6 mins

24 Jul 2026 - 12:02am

New York City

My night in ‘Mamdani-Ville’ The mayor fights a homeless camp — very gently

Sohrab Ahmari

Sohrab Ahmari

5 mins

15 Jul 2026 - 12:00am

Brexit

Don’t fall for Project Smear, Mr Burnham The Rejoiners are wrong about Europe

Yanis Varoufakis

Yanis Varoufakis

8 mins

23 Jul 2026 - 12:03am


Socialism

AOC’s Leftist headache Hardliners see her as a sellout

Ross Barkan

Ross Barkan

6 mins

14 Jul 2026 - 12:00am

Religion

Are influencers ruining the Camino de Santiago? The pilgrimage isn’t intended to be self-help

Chloe Hoyle

Chloe Hoyle

9 mins

14 Jul 2026 - 12:00am


plutocrats

How Mayfair became an Emirate The capital has sold itself too cheap

Caroline Knowles

Caroline Knowles

5 mins

24 Jul 2026 - 12:01am

Obituary

The triumph of Lindsey Graham Populists should learn from the late senator

Sohrab Ahmari

Sohrab Ahmari

4 mins

12 Jul 2026 - 6:06pm

Economics

Burnham’s Potemkin radicalism Neoliberalism died decades ago

Jonny Ball

Jonny Ball

6 mins

22 Jul 2026 - 12:03am


Gen Z

The end of going out New York has become boring and algorithmic

Matthew Gasda

Matthew Gasda

5 mins

11 Jul 2026 - 12:00am

Finance

The Trump Accounts’ false promise The government is stealing from the crib

Richard A. Greenwald

Richard A. Greenwald

8 mins

10 Jul 2026 - 12:00am


Political wives

Frankie goes to Downing Street Should political wives be seen and not heard?

Sophie Heawood

Sophie Heawood

6 mins

23 Jul 2026 - 12:02am

Review

Justice for ‘Citizen Vigilante’? The movie is right for the wrong reasons

Nikos Mohammadi

Nikos Mohammadi

7 mins

10 Jul 2026 - 12:00am

Reshuffle

Burnham’s afternoon of the long knives The soft Left can be ruthless, too

Aaron Bastani

Aaron Bastani

6 mins

21 Jul 2026 - 12:03am


Politics

Mamdani’s MAGA power The populist will remake his party

Ross Barkan

Ross Barkan

5 mins

9 Jul 2026 - 12:00am

Film

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

Philip Hensher

Philip Hensher

4 mins

8 Jul 2026 - 12:01am


The Odyssey

Why you don’t really get Homer The 21st century has crushed the human intellect

Thomas Peermohamed Lambert

Thomas Peermohamed Lambert

6 mins

23 Jul 2026 - 12:01am

Books

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

Paul Franz

Paul Franz

6 mins

8 Jul 2026 - 12:00am

Politics

Where’s the economic strategy, Andy? Our new PM has no plan

Wolfgang Munchau

Wolfgang Munchau

6 mins

20 Jul 2026 - 12:03am


Dispatch

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

Adam James Pollock

Adam James Pollock

7 mins

7 Jul 2026 - 12:00am

politics

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

Richard Hanania

Richard Hanania

8 mins

6 Jul 2026 - 12:00am


NHS

The scandal of moonlighting doctors Taxpayers are funding private careers

Dr Emma Jones

Dr Emma Jones

9 mins

22 Jul 2026 - 12:03am

America 250

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

Vincenzo Barney

Vincenzo Barney

19 mins

3 Jul 2026 - 12:00am

Weekend Essay

Burnham faces an insurgent Britain Can confidence in the state be restored?

Aris Roussinos

Aris Roussinos

8 mins

18 Jul 2026 - 12:03am


Conservatives

Why hot people are Right-wing The beautiful inhabit a different reality

Turi Munthe

Turi Munthe

5 mins

2 Jul 2026 - 12:00am

Urban Left

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

Stiven Peter

Stiven Peter

6 mins

1 Jul 2026 - 12:00am


Obituary

Kevin Keegan: true King of the North Heroism ran in the family

Dan Jackson

Dan Jackson

6 mins

22 Jul 2026 - 12:03am

Westminster

Does Manchesterism need Miliband? Red Ed has a radical vision for Britain

Wessie du Toit

Wessie du Toit

7 mins

30 Jun 2026 - 12:00am

Westminster

The Labour Party is insulting The Left has a history of cruelty

Kathleen Stock

Kathleen Stock

5 mins

17 Jul 2026 - 12:03am


America 250

How the Constitution failed America The UK system is better at thwarting tyranny

Michael Lind

Michael Lind

7 mins

29 Jun 2026 - 12:00am

Weekend Review

AI: A God we can’t trust The tech threatens end times

George Scialabba

George Scialabba

5 mins

27 Jun 2026 - 12:00am


Immigration

Shabana Mahmood: English patriot She is doing Burnham’s dirty work

Samuel Rubinstein

Samuel Rubinstein

6 mins

21 Jul 2026 - 12:02am

Big Tech

In defence of data centres The opposition is virtue-signalling

Michael Lind

Michael Lind

7 mins

26 Jun 2026 - 12:00am