August 21, 2020

Leon Trotsky’s disturbing afterlife Eighty years after he died, why does the murderous communist hero retain such allure?

Douglas Murray

21.08

Let the Spitting Image rubber rot Will the new version really dare to be more outrageous than the original?

Gareth Roberts

21.08

The older workers condemned by Covid Thousands have been left unemployed by the pandemic. For over-50s, it could be a life sentence

Ian Birrell

21.08

The abolitionist who believed in bloodshed John Brown's legacy raises a tricky question: can an institution be so evil that violence against it is justified?

Ralph Leonard

20.08

Our reductive refugee debate Both Left and Right are trying to hijack the crisis in the Channel — which helps nobody

James Bloodworth

20.08

Futurists forget that we have bodies Plans for a post-city world of virtual interaction would rob us of our essential physicality

Giles Fraser

20.08

Can sex offenders change? A new documentary suggests there is little hope of rehabilitating all those men who behave like monsters

Sarah Ditum

19.08

How sexual empowerment screws women The only winners from sex-positive porniness are men

Mary Harrington

19.08

What worms can teach us about the AI apocalypse It's good to treat children for gut parasites, say 'effective altruists' — but be wary of killer robots too

Tom Chivers

19.08

Why ‘CANZUK’ is an absurd fantasy Evangelists of an Anglosphere federation should worry about their own backyard first

Aris Roussinos

18.08

How Ofqual failed the algorithm test The embarrassing truth is that their mathematical model was a prejudice machine

Timandra Harkness

18.08

Why Boris needs an heir apparent Blair had Brown and Cameron had Osborne: a succession plan is a stabiliser

Peter Franklin