06/24/2020 - 1:01am

Slate Star Codex must remain anonymous The New York Times wants to out the author of a blog that is one of the few sites for reasoned argument

Tom Chivers

24.06

Was the two-metre rule one big lie? By covering up complexity with nice round numbers, public health officials treat us like children

Timandra Harkness

24.06

The Tories’ shameful record on the homeless Will Covid will make us realise that something must be done about the poor?

James Bloodworth

23.06

How Covid-19 could get Trump re-elected The stumbling President's innate scepticism could yet be a threat to the Democrats

Freddie Sayers

23.06

We all need a Devil to play Advocate People make better arguments when they take their opponents seriously

Tom Chivers

23.06

Tolkien’s mythic plan for England The author wanted to write a great saga that would fill a gap in the nation's pre-history

Niall Gooch

23.06

Why ‘Labor of Love’ is a feminist masterpiece The revolutionary new dating show dares to take a single, older woman seriously

Zoe Strimpel

22.06

Will Libya tear Nato apart? The North African state is a disaster zone slowly sucking in the region's belligerents

Aris Roussinos

22.06

Why heroes should wear masks If there were a downside of wearing masks, wouldn't we have noticed it by now?

Peter Franklin

22.06

The case for taking more risks Matthew Crawford's new book is one of the most original works of practical philosophy to be published in years

John Gray

22.06

The truth about the Battle of Dijon The orgy of violence stemmed from Chechen pride, not entrenched French racism

John Lichfield

19.06

The Tories are facing a new revolt on the Right Those who voted for Boris are becoming increasingly disillusioned with his failure to be a true Conservative

Matthew Goodwin