The Econoclasts

Palantir’s secret pact & the Euro’s fatal flaw

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activism

Inside the BBC’s HR problem Young ideologues can’t tolerate wrongthink

Poppy Sowerby

Poppy Sowerby

5 mins

12 Nov

new right

Is Reform going too Christian? James Orr is Farage’s religious Svengali

Samuel Rubinstein

Samuel Rubinstein

6 mins

12 Nov


Politics

Where the Labour Right went wrong Blair’s heirs represent a broken status quo

Aaron Bastani

Aaron Bastani

5 mins

12 Nov


Dispatch

Getting a kick out of amateur soccer Fans dodge sheep invasions and geese droppings

Ross Davies

Ross Davies

8 mins

12 Nov

Monarchy

The half-buffoon Prince Andrew He should have studied Shakespeare

Terry Eagleton

Terry Eagleton

5 mins

11 Nov

National Rally

How Bardella would break the EU He won’t soften like Meloni

Wolfgang Munchau

Wolfgang Munchau

5 mins

10 Nov

fake news

Why we will miss the BBC The world it represents is passing

Mary Harrington

Mary Harrington

7 mins

11 Nov


belief system

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

Alexandra Jones

Alexandra Jones

7 mins

13 Oct

premier league

The triumph of Brexitball Our football style has followed politics

Jonathan Wilson

Jonathan Wilson

7 mins

10 Oct


Middle East

Does Syria have a future? The Kurds still mistrust al-Sharaa

David Patrikarakos

David Patrikarakos

7 mins

11 Nov

Our Mission

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

Mission Statement
COP30

China’s new green order It sees climate policy as colonial leverage

Elizabeth Lindley

Elizabeth Lindley

5 mins

10 Nov


Architecture

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

Adam Ellwanger and John J. Waters

Adam Ellwanger and John J. Waters

6 mins

23 Sep

Dispatch

Estonian opioids are heading for Britain Nitazenes are far deadlier than fentanyl

Michal Kranz

Michal Kranz

11 mins

21 Sep


Faith

Beware the religious revival It heralds a great upending

John Michael Greer

John Michael Greer

10 mins

11 Nov

Psychedelics

Should philosophers take drugs? We must embrace the weirdness of the world

Justin Smith-Ruiu

Justin Smith-Ruiu

8 mins

12 Sep

weekend essay

Uncanceled at last Four years on, are we any wiser?

Kate Clanchy

Kate Clanchy

7 mins

8 Nov


Faith

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

Christopher Harding

Christopher Harding

5 mins

1 Sep

Energy

Trump’s climate policy is class warfare MAGA wants to own the libs

Matt Huber

Matt Huber

5 mins

30 Jul


impartiality

Can the BBC be saved? The next DG risks being the last

Robin Aitken

Robin Aitken

4 mins

10 Nov

obituary

Ozzy Osbourne made Birmingham his power He reassured the city's alienated weirdos

Tracy King

Tracy King

5 mins

24 Jul

Weekend profile

Why Nikki Haley’s son went radical His generation inherited insecurity

Sohrab Ahmari

Sohrab Ahmari

9 mins

8 Nov


Music

How Black Sabbath transcended Birmingham Heavy metal was forged in the Midlands

Daniel Kalder

Daniel Kalder

6 mins

3 Jul

War

Trouble in the National Guard Troop morale has rarely been lower

Malcom Kyeyune

Malcom Kyeyune

9 mins

26 Jun


review

When did Springsteen stop making great albums? ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ holds a clue

Matt Feeney

Matt Feeney

7 mins

10 Nov

spooked

Americans are seeing ghosts The paranormal industry is booming

Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling

Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling

5 mins

23 Jun

Interview

The girl who killed ‘Teen Vogue’ Lauren Duca defined the mag — then ditched it

Ryan Zickgraf

Ryan Zickgraf

6 mins

7 Nov


nationalism

The battle for Poland isn’t over Traditional values aren’t welcome in Brussels

Michal Kranz

Michal Kranz

7 mins

6 Jun

Review

'I Kissed a Boy' pays lip service to dogma Contestants don't practice what they preach

John Maier

John Maier

8 mins

1 Jun


review

Knausgaard can’t escape his own story Myths are more powerful than monologs

Sam Jennings

Sam Jennings

5 mins

7 Nov

culture wars

Can China rescue the classics? Greek philosophy may be of ideological use

Bruce Clark

Bruce Clark

6 mins

13 May

Mayoral election

Will America elect a socialist president? Mamdani could pave the way for AOC

John Rapley

John Rapley

6 mins

6 Nov


AI slop

Welcome to the age of Otaku Ghibli memes are just the start

Louis Elton

Louis Elton

7 mins

4 Apr

Feud

Japan's humiliation of South Korea They should be the best of friends

Oliver Jia

Oliver Jia

5 mins

21 Mar


Africa

Why Trump should stay out of Nigeria Bombs won’t work, but sanctions might

Remi Adekoya

Remi Adekoya

7 mins

7 Nov

critical thinking

Aptitude tests are making us stupid They encourage workplace conservatism

Thomas Peermohamed Lambert

Thomas Peermohamed Lambert

9 mins

12 Mar

Urban America

Mamdani heralds the radical American city The educated precariat fuels urban socialism

Joel Kotkin

Joel Kotkin

6 mins

5 Nov


Counterculture

Frank Zappa: America's last rebel The old music gods are cashing out

Daniel Kalder

Daniel Kalder

6 mins

17 Feb

20 years on

How YouTube forged the online Right Its polemicists radicalized a generation

Gavin Haynes

Gavin Haynes

6 mins

14 Feb


relationships

Porn guys repel women Addicts are destroying relationships

Poppy Sowerby

Poppy Sowerby

6 mins

6 Nov

new world order

Europe is clinging to yesterday Donald Trump will bring down the coalition of centrists

Wolfgang Munchau

Wolfgang Munchau

5 mins

20 Jan