21 Aug 2020 - 1:00am

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

18.08

Is snobbery as bad as racism? The British are so sensitive about it — but not the inequities of class that it's based on

Cosmo Landesman

17.08

No one has the ‘right’ to have a baby The movement for fertility equality is pushing against the limits our bodies place on us

Louise Perry

17.08

What Dungeons and Dragons taught me about politics The skills learned about heroes and monsters are relevant to many aspects of government

James Kirkup