Geopolitics

The paradox of Trumpian Realism Imperial hubris won't make America stronger

Arta Moeini

Arta Moeini

6 mins

5 Jan 2026 -

Gamification

How the Twitch pundit triumphed Politics has become a game

Alys Key

Alys Key

6 mins

5 Jan 2026 -


Prison

The truth about sex behind bars Ruthless inmates are masters of seduction

Steve Gallant

Steve Gallant

6 mins

5 Jan 2026 -


technology

It’s time for neo-Temperance Could Appstinence cure modern brain rot

Louis Elton

Louis Elton

7 mins

2 Jan 2026 -

Review

Wes Anderson's Potemkin movies Real life is not a pastry shop

Darran Anderson

Darran Anderson

7 mins

2 Jan 2026 -

retrospective

The triumph of anti-art Our century is defined by anesthesia

Sam Jennings

Sam Jennings

12 mins

31 Dec 2025 -

Regime change

Venezuela’s path to freedom It’s menaced by colonels, cartels — and Trump

Juan David Rojas

Juan David Rojas

6 mins

4 Jan 2026 -


America

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

Daniel Kalder

Daniel Kalder

6 mins

14 Nov 2025 -

zoomers

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

Valerie Stivers

Valerie Stivers

7 mins

23 Oct 2025 -


Protests

Iran’s fate is in Trump’s hands The President holds the cards

David Patrikarakos

David Patrikarakos

4 mins

2 Jan 2026 -

History

Don’t mention the old World Wars Outdated analogies make bad foreign policy

Michael Lind

Michael Lind

6 mins

23 Oct 2025 -

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
Weekend Analysis

The Left must embrace freedom Notions of fairness and equality won’t cut it

Yanis Varoufakis

Yanis Varoufakis

7 mins

3 Jan 2026 -


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 2025 -

premier league

The triumph of Brexitball Our football style has followed politics

Jonathan Wilson

Jonathan Wilson

7 mins

10 Oct 2025 -


new year

Why I resolve to ignore the psychologists Let's dream of exuberant reinvention

Kathleen Stock

Kathleen Stock

6 mins

2 Jan 2026 -

Film

'Excalibur' is English fantasia John Boorman's myth is richer than reality

Aris Roussinos

Aris Roussinos

11 mins

3 Jan 2026 -


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 2025 -

Dispatch

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

Michal Kranz

Michal Kranz

11 mins

21 Sep 2025 -


Labour

Why Starmer won't survive 2026 Canceling elections could doom his premiership

Aaron Bastani

Aaron Bastani

7 mins

1 Jan 2026 -

Psychedelics

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

Justin Smith-Ruiu

Justin Smith-Ruiu

8 mins

12 Sep 2025 -

Holiday Reads

How I outgrew Nietzsche His philosophy compensated for not being good at life

Richard Hanania

Richard Hanania

7 mins

2 Jan 2026 -


Faith

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

Christopher Harding

Christopher Harding

5 mins

1 Sep 2025 -

Energy

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

Matt Huber

Matt Huber

5 mins

30 Jul 2025 -


AI

How to navigate the Year of Slop You’ll need an intellectual toolkit

Gurwinder Bhogal

Gurwinder Bhogal

5 mins

1 Jan 2026 -

obituary

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

Tracy King

Tracy King

5 mins

24 Jul 2025 -

Political Economy

Can social democracy save capitalism — again? But don’t count on the Left

Joel Kotkin

Joel Kotkin

7 mins

1 Jan 2026 -


Music

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

Daniel Kalder

Daniel Kalder

6 mins

3 Jul 2025 -

War

Trouble in the National Guard Troop morale has rarely been lower

Malcom Kyeyune

Malcom Kyeyune

9 mins

26 Jun 2025 -


Books

Can Canada keep its independence? The country’s greatest thinker foretold its failure — and ours

George Dunn

George Dunn

6 mins

31 Dec 2025 -

spooked

Americans are seeing ghosts The paranormal industry is booming

Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling

Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling

5 mins

23 Jun 2025 -

Inauguration

New York is headed for disaster Zohran Mamdani isn’t ready for power

Poppy Sowerby

Poppy Sowerby

5 mins

31 Dec 2025 -


nationalism

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

Michal Kranz

Michal Kranz

7 mins

6 Jun 2025 -

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 2025 -


Christmas Read

How to survive the Machine age EM Forster believed in humanity

Jacob Howland

Jacob Howland

7 mins

31 Dec 2025 -

culture wars

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

Bruce Clark

Bruce Clark

6 mins

13 May 2025 -

Technology

2025, the year we took the red pill Unplugging from the matrix has begun

Ryan Zickgraf

Ryan Zickgraf

9 mins

30 Dec 2025 -


AI slop

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

Louis Elton

Louis Elton

7 mins

4 Apr 2025 -

Feud

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

Oliver Jia

Oliver Jia

5 mins

21 Mar 2025 -


Christmas Read

The CIA: patron of the arts The best Cold War critics were found in Foggy Bottom

Ryan Ruby

Ryan Ruby

8 mins

30 Dec 2025 -

20 years on

How YouTube forged the online Right Its polemicists radicalized a generation

Gavin Haynes

Gavin Haynes

6 mins

14 Feb 2025 -