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Debate 5h

Chatbot ‘friends’ are stunting children’s growth

Kristina Murkett

Tuesday, February 10th Tuesday
Feb 10^th

Explainer 19:00

Silicon Valley is pivoting away from Trump

Silicon Valley is pivoting away from Trump

Joel Kotkin

Analysis 17:00

Abandoning Mars could be Elon Musk’s biggest mistake

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Brilliance does not preclude folly. Indeed, it often invites it.

Robert Zubrin

Debate 13:00

Church of England infighting is driving away worshipers

Niall Gooch

Explainer 10:00

Is it too late to save UK universities from Chinese interference?

Luke de Pulford

Debate 07:00

Olivia Colman joins the non-binary celebrity club

Olivia Colman joins the non-binary celebrity club

Julie Bindel

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The faith of my father, Jimmy Lai

The faith of my father, Jimmy Lai He prays for his Communist captors

Claire Lai

4 mins

11 Feb 2026 -

Is Olivia Colman a gay man?

Is Olivia Colman a gay man?

Poppy Sowerby

5 mins

11 Feb 2026 -

How Bangladesh’s revolution failed

How Bangladesh’s revolution failed

Pratinav Anil

8 mins

11 Feb 2026 -

Is Olivia Colman a gay man?

Is Olivia Colman a gay man? Luvvies should stick to acting

Poppy Sowerby

5 mins

11 Feb 2026 -

How Bangladesh’s revolution failed

How Bangladesh’s revolution failed This election will change nothing

Pratinav Anil

8 mins

11 Feb 2026 -

Is Olivia Colman a gay man?

Is Olivia Colman a gay man? Luvvies should stick to acting

Poppy Sowerby

5 mins

11 Feb 2026 -

How Bangladesh’s revolution failed

How Bangladesh’s revolution failed This election will change nothing

Pratinav Anil

8 mins

11 Feb 2026 -

From the UK edition

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Analysis 2h

Are Wes Streeting’s leadership hopes dead?

David Jeffery

Monday, February 9th Monday
Feb 9^th

Reaction 15:30

Anas Sarwar’s intervention hurts him more than Starmer

Iain Macwhirter

Friday, February 6th Friday
Feb 6^th

Debate 15:15

Labour leadership hopefuls are tainted by Starmer’s failures

Labour leadership hopefuls are tainted by Starmer’s failures

Peter Franklin

Thursday, February 5th Thursday
Feb 5^th

Reaction 12:00

Palestine Action verdict is not two-tier justice

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We must not let these cries for attention lead us to scapegoat the jury system.

Adam King

Analysis 07:00

Labour MPs are diluting the meaning of citizenship

Chris Bayliss

Wednesday, February 4th Wednesday
Feb 4^th

Reaction 16:00

Mandelson scandal exposes rotten core of peerage system

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Cronyism is what the House of Lords is for.

Samuel Rubinstein

Debate 10:00

Are UK high streets beyond saving?

Andrew O'Brien

Explainer 07:00

Peter Mandelson puts the Met Police in an impossible position

Peter Mandelson puts the Met Police in an impossible position

Dominic Adler

Tuesday, February 3rd Tuesday
Feb 3^rd

Debate 15:45

Anas Sarwar’s conversion on women’s prisons comes too late

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When would all these perverse outcomes be reversed under a Labour administration at Holyrood?

Joan Smith

Explainer 10:00

Kemi Badenoch has a chance to rebuild the Tories

Loic Fremond

Matt Goodwin’s road to Reform

Matt Goodwin’s road to Reform Politics is just as sordid as academia

Samuel Rubinstein

6 mins

11 Feb 2026 -

The conservative case for Keir Starmer

The conservative case for Keir Starmer Who will keep Left-wing factions in check?

Mary Harrington

6 mins

10 Feb 2026 -

What next for Labour?

What next for Labour? The party needs a new political economy

John McTernan

5 mins

9 Feb 2026 -

Morgan McSweeney's empty legacy

Morgan McSweeney's empty legacy He left Labour in power but without purpose

Jonny Ball

5 mins

9 Feb 2026 -

Watch & listen

The Econoclasts Starmer’s Mandelson gamble was a match made in hell

Jo Bartosch, Freya India, Rowan Pelling & Peter Tatchell This house believes all porn is a threat to humanity

Emergency Debate This house believes the Right should dump Trump

By-election Special Can Reform win in Manchester?

The Econoclasts Trump’s Fed Chair pick won’t save the dollar

Politics

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29.09 2025

Why Portland’s hipsters may secretly approve the National Guard

29.09 2025

Eric Adams exit won’t save Andrew Cuomo

29.09 2025

Gaza flotilla civil war shows the problem with the Omnicause

The end of Starmerism

The end of Starmerism

Jonny Ball

7 mins

The rage of a British town

The rage of a British town

Fred Sculthorp

8 mins

UnHerd Academy Andrew Graham Dixon on Johannes Vermeer

Monday, February 9th Monday
Feb 9^th

Reaction 22:15

RFK Jr’s MAHA agenda should focus on food, not vaccines

RFK Jr’s MAHA agenda should focus on food, not vaccines

Oliver Bateman

Debate 12:30

Kid Rock is the soundtrack to American cultural decline

Ryan Zickgraf

Explainer 10:00

Labour should be grateful to Morgan McSweeney

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He played a key part in creating the most efficient electoral vote share in generations.

David Littlefair

Analysis 07:00

Isis, not Al-Qaeda, is the West’s greatest terror threat

Kyle Orton

The Groyper who would be governor

The Groyper who would be governor James Fishback blends trolling and populism

Nikos Mohammadi

8 mins

10 Feb 2026 -

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

Aris Roussinos

7 mins

24 Jan 2026 -

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

Nikos Mohammadi

6 mins

3 Jan 2026 -

Glenn Loury I fear for America’s future

Venezuela and Trump’s ‘Putinisation’ of America

Venezuela and Trump’s ‘Putinisation’ of America

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Can Syria break its sectarian cycle?

ethnic conflict

Can Syria break its sectarian cycle? The Kurdish experiment was doomed

Aris Roussinos

7 mins

10 Feb 2026 -

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

Kathleen Stock

6 mins

26 Dec 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

MAGA will win the media war

MAGA will win the media war The European insurrection is doomed

Wolfgang Munchau

5 mins

9 Feb 2026 -

Sunday, February 8th Sunday
Feb 8^th

Explainer 20:45

Sanae Takaichi’s historic victory plays to Trump’s advantage

Philip Patrick

Reaction 18:20

Morgan McSweeney’s exit may work in Starmer’s favor

Morgan McSweeney’s exit may work in Starmer’s favor

Peter Franklin

Debate 13:00

Elijah Schaffer scandal reveals hollowness of trad movement

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Far from modelling virtue and restraint, these bigoted begetters are about as loyal as Don Draper.

Poppy Sowerby

Reaction 08:00

Anti-AfD resistance is spreading beyond party politics

Anti-AfD resistance is spreading beyond party politics

Katja Hoyer

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

Daniel Kalder

6 mins

14 Nov 2025 -

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

Valerie Stivers

7 mins

23 Oct 2025 -

The Econoclasts Mark Carney’s Davos delusion

2025: The West’s annus horribilis

2025: The West’s annus horribilis

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

$How to escape attention fracking$

How to escape attention fracking A little irony would help

Sam Jennings

8 mins

10 Feb 2026 -

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

Michael Lind

6 mins

23 Oct 2025 -

Culture

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10.01 2026

Banning X will not make anyone safer

11.12 2025

Italian food is too diverse for a UNESCO heritage label

18.09 2025

Jimmy Kimmel suspension confirms comedy belongs to the Right

Tom Stoppard’s anti-political art

Tom Stoppard’s anti-political art

John Maier

5 mins

Let’s talk about Ariana Grande’s body

Let’s talk about Ariana Grande’s body

Sarah Ditum

5 mins

John Bew The Davos world is over

Saturday, February 7th Saturday
Feb 7^th

Explainer 18:00

Can Democrats win over rural America?

Can Democrats win over rural America?

Michael Baharaeen

Reaction 14:10

Russian general shooting could derail Ukraine peace talks

Bethany Elliott

Analysis 08:00

Britain has a fetish for military politicians

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Leadership vacuum? Lack of backbone? Poor crisis management? If in doubt, call in the army.

Rob Lownie

Friday, February 6th Friday
Feb 6^th

Reaction 18:30

US funding for MAGA think tanks in Europe will backfire

Tom Rogan

Reaction 12:15

Kamala Harris’s ‘Headquarters’ is a digital vanity project

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KamalaHQ is working with a bad product — and no amount of likes, shares and retweets will undo that.

Oliver Bateman

Explainer 10:00

Bitcoin crash is first sign of a market death spiral

John Rapley

Analysis 07:00

UK ‘supermax’ prisons are a white flag to violent offenders

David Matthews

What the Russians taught Epstein

Weekend Analysis

What the Russians taught Epstein We’re living in a global kleptocracy

Seva Gunitsky

6 mins

7 Feb 2026 -

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

Alexandra Jones

7 mins

13 Oct 2025 -

The triumph of Brexitball Our football style has followed politics

Jonathan Wilson

7 mins

10 Oct 2025 -

The Econoclasts Europe’s fatal mistake over Greenland

Germany’s economic death trap

Germany’s economic death trap

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Why is Prince William cozying up to MBS?

Why is Prince William cozying up to MBS? Realpolitik outweighs moral concerns

Malise Ruthven

7 mins

9 Feb 2026 -

The Iron Lady who could save Venezuela

Ian Birrell

5 mins

9 Oct 2025 -

Science

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25.11 2025

How increased prostate cancer screening can harm men

01.10 2025

Do we really want a world without mothers?

30.09 2025

AI companions are destroying human relationships

The book that could shake the Pope’s faith

The book that could shake the Pope’s faith

Kathleen Stock

6 mins

Lies, damned lies, and reality TV

Lies, damned lies, and reality TV

Tom Chivers

6 mins

Sohrab Ahmari & Jenin Younes The ICE debate

The water wars are coming

The water wars are coming This finite resource will define the century

Peter Frankopan

8 mins

7 Feb 2026 -

Thursday, February 5th Thursday
Feb 5^th

Explainer 21:00

The return of yellow dog Democrats

The return of yellow dog Democrats

Michael Lind

Debate 15:45

Europe’s censorship dispute could shatter US alliance

Wolfgang Munchau

Reaction 10:00

Hilton boycotts hurt the workers activists claim to defend

Jake Altman

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

Adam Ellwanger and John J. Waters

6 mins

23 Sep 2025 -

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

Michal Kranz

11 mins

21 Sep 2025 -

The Econoclasts The war for America’s money

Greece’s lethal warning to Europe

Greece’s lethal warning to Europe

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Lionel Shriver's migration thriller

Lionel Shriver's migration thriller Her new book skewers white-lady charity

Valerie Stivers

7 mins

9 Feb 2026 -

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

Justin Smith-Ruiu

8 mins

12 Sep 2025 -

Faith

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26.09 2025

The Church of England is wrong to condemn migration protests

23.09 2025

Marriage is not just for the wealthy

22.09 2025

Charlie Kirk funeral fuses Christian mercy with MAGA populism

The age of nihilism is over

The age of nihilism is over

Mary Harrington

6 mins

Faith is the new Successor Ideology

Faith is the new Successor Ideology

Tim DeRoche

6 mins

UnHerd Academy Geoff Dyer on John Berger

Wednesday, February 4th Wednesday
Feb 4^th

Debate 18:00

China won’t end dollar hegemony

China won’t end dollar hegemony

Miquel Vila

Analysis 12:00

Elon Musk’s SpaceX bet is a costly mistake

Andrew Orlowski

Tuesday, February 3rd Tuesday
Feb 3^rd

Reaction 18:30

Court ruling intensifies MAGA’s antitrust civil war

Sohrab Ahmari

Reaction 12:15

‘Fafo’ is no answer to gentle parenting

Carolyn D. Gorman

Was Shakespeare a black woman?

weekend spotlight

Was Shakespeare a black woman? Conspiracy theories are good publicity

Andrew Doyle

6 mins

7 Feb 2026 -

Faith

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

Christopher Harding

5 mins

1 Sep 2025 -

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

Matt Huber

5 mins

30 Jul 2025 -

Helen Thompson, Henrik Dahl & Pippa Malmgren Why Trump will get Greenland

The truth about Trump’s Venezuela attacks

The truth about Trump’s Venezuela attacks

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

Why Fergie fell for Epstein

Why Fergie fell for Epstein She is desperate for reinvention

Kathleen Stock

7 mins

6 Feb 2026 -

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

Tracy King

5 mins

24 Jul 2025 -

War

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02.02 2026

Russia’s economy is strained, but not broken

22.12 2025

Will China step in to defend Venezuela?

12.12 2025

In any Ukraine peace deal, Europe loses

Britain’s military disaster

Britain’s military disaster

Wessie du Toit

8 mins

Will 2026 be a year of war?

Will 2026 be a year of war?

Wolfgang Munchau

6 mins

The Econoclasts Why Venezuela was only the beginning

The mutual-aid delusion

The Left

The mutual-aid delusion Helping your neighbor is nice, not radical

Ryan Zickgraf

4 mins

5 Feb 2026 -

Monday, February 2nd Monday
Feb 2^nd

Review 20:00

Dan Bongino’s comeback show reveals MAGA’s growing divisions

Dan Bongino’s comeback show reveals MAGA’s growing divisions

Oliver Bateman

Reaction 12:20

Texas special election win offers a blueprint for Democrats

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Taylor Rehmet’s messaging eschewed ideological conflict and focused instead on solving material problems.

Daniel Kalder

Analysis 07:00

Russia’s economy is strained, but not broken

Anatol Lieven

Music

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

Daniel Kalder

6 mins

3 Jul 2025 -

War

Trouble in the National Guard Troop morale has rarely been lower

Malcom Kyeyune

9 mins

26 Jun 2025 -

DEBATE This house would end the monarchy with Charles

Europe’s identity crisis

Europe’s identity crisis

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

How Milan sold its soul

Winter Olympics

How Milan sold its soul Old elites are no match for new money

Andrea Valentino

6 mins

6 Feb 2026 -

Americans are seeing ghosts The paranormal industry is booming

Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling

5 mins

23 Jun 2025 -

Society

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29.09 2025

Did Trump’s Ryder Cup visit backfire?

28.09 2025

The WHO’s anti-alcohol campaign is a war against joy

25.09 2025

ICE shooting doesn’t herald a new era of Left-wing violence

Who killed the East London mobster?

Who killed the East London mobster?

Dominic Adler

5 mins

The battle behind digital IDs

The battle behind digital IDs

Toby Green

8 mins

The Econoclasts 2025 review: The year the West lost control

Sunday, February 1st Sunday
Feb 1^st

Reaction 19:00

First detransition trial victory is only the beginning

First detransition trial victory is only the beginning

Lisa Selin Davis

Reaction 16:15

Trump’s budget cuts could break the old UN model

Thomas Fazi

Explainer 13:00

European nuclear umbrella is a fantasy

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If Merz wants a nuclear umbrella, he won’t be able to drift away from America anytime soon.

Jack Smith

Saturday, January 31st Saturday
Jan 31^st

Reaction 19:30

Latest Epstein release may have defused threat to Trump

Latest Epstein release may have defused threat to Trump

Emily Jashinsky

Debate 12:30

Don Lemon deserved to be arrested

Kyle Sammin

Explainer 08:00

Ukraine ‘truce’ is little cause for optimism

Bethany Elliott

How Trump scams border hawks

How Trump scams border hawks He’s creating an American Kafala

Antonio de Loera-Brust

6 mins

5 Feb 2026 -

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

Michal Kranz

7 mins

6 Jun 2025 -

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

John Maier

8 mins

1 Jun 2025 -

Yanis Varoufakis The deepfake era has begun

Trump’s Ukraine peace plan

Trump’s Ukraine peace plan

The Econoclasts

The Econoclasts

The dark shadow of the Blairites

The dark shadow of the Blairites Our leaders are pound-shop Machiavellis

Aaron Bastani

7 mins

5 Feb 2026 -

Feud

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

Oliver Jia

5 mins

21 Mar 2025 -