Jason Arday was found dead on Friday, nine days after he resigned his position. Credit: University of Cambridge

08/17/2026 - 11:00am

Jason Arday’s death is no reason to censor the media

Mary Harrington

Reform’s welfare policy is straight out of the uniparty playbook Copying the Westminster consensus will make Farage redundant

James Sean Dickson

Sunday, August 16

Is Kamala Harris turning into a political liability? Alaska’s Mary Peltola rejected an endorsement from the former VP

David Masciotra

‘The dollar’s status as the world’s principal reserve currency has enabled the US to live beyond its means.’ (Scott Olson/Getty)

JD Vance is right to question the dollar’s supremacy

More international students won’t fix UK’s doomed universities Financial pressure is triggering a price war in higher education

Robbie Williams is trivializing autism Celebrities use neurological disorders as a shield against criticism

Stella O'Malley

Saturday, August 15

USS Abraham Lincoln shows the Navy is badly overstretched The Iran war is pulling vital resources away from the Pacific theater

Emergency phone alerts are the Government’s new authoritarian tool Wildfires don’t excuse further breaches of public privacy

Timandra Harkness

The AfD is among those who could be targeted by new intelligence powers. (Sean Gallup/Getty)

Germany is sleepwalking into a surveillance state

William Nattrass

Friday, August 14

University of Michigan is coddling students by ditching grades Traditional letter grades have been replaced with a pass-fail system

Asylum applications to the EU have fallen by two-thirds in under three years. Credit: Getty

EU asylum seeker applications fall to five-year low

Andy Burnham’s migrant plan will radicalize Middle England Transporting asylum seekers to affluent areas leaves nobody better off

Adam James Pollock

Nigel Farage has won a hollow victory in Clacton This by-election has revealed his weaknesses, not his strengths

Thursday, August 13

Why can’t the WNBA define a woman? The basketball organization refuses to close an obvious loophole

Lisa Selin Davis

Record number of international students apply to UK universities But new data shows acceptance rates remain low

A University of Colorado professor turned Bush-era national figure of scorn. (Hyoung Chang/Getty)

Ward Churchill was America’s first woke professor

Tory donations fall to lowest level since 2012 Reform UK recorded £8 million more in donations than its rivals on the Right

Wednesday, August 12

AOC highlights the myth behind egg freezing It isn’t a pathway to motherhood

Valerie Stivers

Japan’s decline goes deeper than a falling yen The country’s currency slump reflects a darkening national mood

Francesca Hong’s Wisconsin defeat exposes the DSA’s flaws The Democratic primary favorite failed to prove her normality to voters

Emily Jashinsky

John Healey has Donald Trump to thank for the UK’s improved borrowing position. Credit: Getty

Britain won’t be a bond market “safe haven” for long

Tuesday, August 11

Synagogue security risk stems from progressive antisemitism Left-wing rhetoric against Israel has encouraged rising attacks on American Jews

David Masciotra

Reform UK’s El Salvador deportation scheme will backfire Extreme conditions in CECOT could reflect badly on Nigel Farage

Deborah Prentice has served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge since 2023. Credit: University of Cambridge

Cambridge Vice-Chancellor found liable for silencing whistleblower

Myspace’s comeback could counter social media slop The company's owners have teased a relaunch

Does Andy Burnham have an Islamism problem? His history of association with extreme groups doesn’t bode well

Arthur Reynolds

Monday, August 10

‘Woke, moi?’ Credit: Getty

AOC can’t escape ‘Woke One’

Michael Baharaeen

Britain is unprepared for Putin’s naval escalation Operations to monitor Russian vessels are up 25% this year

Bethany Elliott

Netanyahu’s rejection of Gaza peace plan is a bid to save his career He knows that by keeping Hamas active, he will lose support in Israel

Jason Arday resigned from his position at the University of Cambridge last week following accusations of plagiarism. Credit: University of Cambridge

Jason Arday taught me. Here’s what I learned

Sunday, August 9

Religious education has become a US culture war flashpoint State courts are passing controversial legislation about the teaching of Islam

Do blokes still have a place in British politics? Andy Burnham faces censure from advisors for his love of football and pub snacks