Reform UK’s Thatcher obsession will alienate voters

2024 could be the year America’s trans bubble bursts The public's position on gender identity is hardening

Eliza Mondegreen

Claudine Gay: my part in her downfall

Christopher Brunet

Tuesday

02.01

Don’t blame Elon Musk for the slow death of X The social network's problems began long before the billionaire's arrival

China is not ready to invade Taiwan (yet)

Could Donald Trump restore order to the Middle East? Joe Biden has failed to bring stability to the region

The stock market rally won’t last Extreme geopolitical volatility in 2024 will dent current optimism

Pope Francis offers the most powerful critique of AI yet The Pontifex warned about the dangers of an overly technocratic society

Monday

01.01

Energy crisis looms as Houthi attacks intensify A US Navy presence in the Red Sea has failed to restore order

Philip Pilkington

Five ‘grey swan’ possibilities for 2024

Saturday

30.12

The myth of Gen Z’s love for Osama bin Laden Pollsters and reporters are reading too much into a few tongue-in-cheek videos

Friday

29.12

Conservatives are disappearing from the professions It's not just American academia which is turning to the Left

Dutch study: immigration costs state €17 billion per year Generous welfare benefits have created a huge strain on the public purse

Ralph Schoellhammer

Patrick Buisson, major influence on France’s far-Right, dies Nicolas Sarkozy's former advisor brought taboo topics into the mainstream

Thursday

28.12

WHO quietly announces controversial gender guidance

Eliza Mondegreen

UnHerd’s best of 2023 Freddie and Flo reflect on some of our most memorable interviews from this year

Why is the American Right obsessed with UFOs? Everyone from Tucker Carlson to Tyler Cowen is talking about extraterrestrial life

How Iran could wreck the global economy If the Islamic republic joins the war directly, all bets are off

Wednesday

27.12

Will France ever have its MeToo moment? The case of Gérard Depardieu has split the country

Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces a perilous year ahead As the US election approaches, Ukraine's President is battling domestic unrest

Bethany Elliott

Is US military power reaching its limit? The American navy is losing control over the high seas

Philip Pilkington

Tuesday

26.12

The controversial history of Boxing Day The bank holiday once bitterly divided Britons

Monday

25.12

The mysterious power of Christmas Each celebration is freighted with the remembrance of past festivities

Sunday

24.12

John Vervaeke: rituals are rational The cognitive scientist on our crisis of meaning

All I want for Christmas is a rise in birth rates The Church should emphasise the joys of parenthood this year

Saturday

23.12

Tucker Carlson: shadow statesman or David Icke conspiracist? No one can predict what the former Fox News host will say next

Friday

22.12

Why has ketamine become the Gen Z drug? The substance has become a staple of British youth experience

Nippon’s purchase of US Steel is a dangerous move Washington risks exposing its own industrial weakness

More Americans support aid for Ukraine over Israel A new poll finds that sympathy for the Jewish state is declining

Ireland has no right to challenge the Troubles legacy act Former IRA terrorists have been given an easy ride in recent decades

Thursday

21.12

How realistic is another American civil war? An upcoming film imagines the US in a state of emergency

Stop exploiting Brianna Ghey’s murder Activists have blamed the teenager's death on the likes of J.K. Rowling

Black America is turning away from the Democrats Joe Biden has taken the historically loyal voter bloc's support for granted

TikTok is the IDF’s new battleground Israel is trying novel ways to win over international opinion

Wednesday

20.12

Rimmel: the latest brand to prey on children’s insecurities The company's back-to-school advert has been banned

Kristina Murkett

How long can Sinn Féin stay silent on immigration? The party cannot avoid discussing the issue forever

The EU’s green agenda is falling apart Across the continent, voters are losing patience with the bloc's priorities

Ralph Schoellhammer

Where is Keir Starmer’s ‘pragmatism’ on Israel? The Labour leader is proving more hawkish than the Tories

Colorado Supreme Court Trump ban sets a dangerous precedent In attempting to protect democracy, this court is helping to destroy it

Tuesday

19.12

Germany’s farmer protests spell trouble for Olaf Scholz Populist parties are capitalising on anti-austerity demonstrations

The Government’s school trans guidance is not ‘extremist’ It should not be controversial for parents to be involved in their child's decisions

The Catholic Church can bless gay people, not unions Liberals have misinterpreted the Vatican's announcement

Did Israel kill too many civilians to win the war? The scale of fatalities has become too severe even for allies

Monday

18.12

Joe Biden’s Democrat rivals are even worse than him Voters have an array of mediocrities to choose from

A commercial real estate crisis is coming A sharp rise in interest rates over the last year has left the market exposed

Why is the Ministry of Justice destroying paper wills? Digitisation may be cheaper — but there are also risks

Mary Harrington

The EU is heading for a fiscal showdown Strict German rules are about to meet with reality

Houthi attacks pose a major threat to global trade Delaying the arrival of key goods could lead to shortages and inflation

Philip Pilkington

Sunday

17.12

Civil rights group condemns feminists as white supremacists The 'Captain Report' is an exercise in misinformation about the trans movement

Eliza Mondegreen

Saturday

16.12

The DEI industry’s most notorious grifters Offences range from exorbitant fees to outright fraud

Javier Milei’s libertarian experiment begins The new Argentinian president has had a busy first week in office

Juan David Rojas

Friday

15.12

Rishi Sunak’s social media ban is unworkable The PM's proposal ignores the damage caused by the algorithm

Kristina Murkett

John Mearsheimer: there is no two-state solution The foreign policy realist offered a grim assessment of the conflict

Are the police finally standing up for gender-critical feminists? Rachel Maclean has been given the protection she deserves

How an Elon Musk university could disrupt academia The billionaire is pumping $100 million into a new higher education scheme

Did social media activism hurt the Ukrainian cause? State-sponsored boosterism created a bubble of unrealistic expectations

Thursday

14.12

The Fed is playing a dangerous game on interest rates Chair Jerome Powell hinted that the Reserve may cut rates next year

Putin revels in a fractured West during annual call-in The Russian President is exploiting division in Washington

Bethany Elliott

Across America’s cities, voters are driving out progressives A recent spate of elections has sent a message to Left-wing leaders

Kemi Badenoch is right about Britain’s trans ‘epidemic’ Linguistic disputes can't disguise the surge in referrals

Josephine Bartosch

Don’t rule out a Conor McGregor presidency The MMA fighter has a better shot than many might think

Conor Fitzgerald

Wednesday

13.12

Labour won’t learn from Mark Drakeford’s failures The outgoing leader achieved almost nothing during his time in office

Ukraine’s accession to the EU could cost €190 billion Can the bloc afford a new member-state?

The AfD’s rise has become unstoppable Public trust in the government is falling, and the German Right stands to gain

Ralph Schoellhammer

Rishi’s Rwanda plan is destined to fail Yesterday's vote bought the PM time but not salvation

Tuesday

12.12

Support for Israel is falling across US and UK American support remains much higher than in Europe

What QALYs reveal about lockdowns Rishi Sunak has brought attention to a key measure of pandemic management

Andy Cook: how lockdowns broke Britain The Covid Inquiry is missing key facts

PEN America’s new president is no free speech champion Jennifer Finney Boylan disowned a letter signed by J.K. Rowling

Eliza Mondegreen

Rishi Sunak: lockdown costs outweighed benefits The PM quoted a significant QALY finding in yesterday's inquiry hearing

The Tory landslide was a lifetime ago Four years on, the party has forgotten what it was elected to do

Monday

11.12

Even Democrats are waking up to America’s campus crisis Concerns about the state of higher education have reached the White House

City Supervisor: San Francisco is not progressive enough Dean Preston defended his approach to tackling crime and homelessness in the city

The hidden meaning behind Alex Jones’s return to X Elon Musk has reinstated the InfoWars host on the platform

Mary Harrington

It’s too soon to topple Rishi Sunak Budding assassins on the Tory Right should hold fire if they want to reach power

The West is wrong about China’s economy Rumours of an impending collapse are greatly exaggerated

Philip Pilkington

Sunday

10.12

More than one in eight African Americans deny the Holocaust A new poll finds that anti-Israel feeling has developed into more extreme forms

The Battle for San Francisco Watch our documentary investigation into a city on the edge

UPenn president’s resignation could be a turning point Liz Magill stepped down following a Congressional hearing on antisemitism

Saturday

09.12

Conservatives are too obsessed with TikTok The platform is dangerous — but not for the reasons the Right thinks

Friday

08.12

Is TikTok really making young Americans antisemitic? Republican Nikki Haley made a questionable claim this week

Scotland’s gender ruling is a victory for feminists The UK Government's veto of Holyrood's self-ID bill has been ruled lawful