Madeline Grant’s transition into a church-going atheist calls to mind Saint Augustine and his theory of the restless heart. Painting by Philippe de Champaigne, 1650
02/27/2020 - 2:27pm

Church-going is the first step on the road to faith Madeline Grant's beguiling Telegraph piece omitted one possible outcome

Michael Duggan

27.02

The New York Times casts doubt on Harvey Weinstein conviction Reporters highlight unusual elements in the legal case brought against the mogul

UnHerd

27.02

Trevor Philips: Freedom of Speech is about protecting minorities At last night's Freedom of Speech Union launch, the campaigner said that the cause should not be considered Right-wing

UnHerd

Wednesday, February 26

26.02

Memo to Boris: Buses will only get you so far Boris Johnson's new seats in the North didn't vote to become commuter zones for a few urban centres

Peter Franklin

26.02

Is Red Toryism a gateway to the far Left? A discussion in the House of Commons exposes a divide in the party

James Billot

Tuesday, February 25

25.02

No Mr Mount, Boris Johnson is not Mussolini An extraordinary LRB essay makes the comparison

Peter Franklin

25.02

Nearly three-quarters of Brits find meaning in their jobs A YouGov chart points to a crisis of meaning at work — but is that a glass quarter-empty take?

UnHerd

25.02

The Left and Right outrage machines are stuck in the past Today's identity politics stems from 18th and early 19th century reaction to the Enlightenment

Ashley Frawley

25.02

Gays and lesbians are abandoning the LGBTQIAA+ movement Lesbian vlogger Arielle Scarcella is joining other gay, lesbian and bi people in leaving the group

Mary Harrington

Monday, February 24

24.02

The danger of free speech zones Toby Young's Free Speech Union has a noble objective, but risks falling into the hands of the wrong people

Ed West

24.02

UnHerd’s picks from the morning papers Stories about universities sneering at patriotism, the culture wars quagmire and the French far-Right caught our eye this morning

UnHerd

24.02

Please, Rory, let us sleep in peace The night is for sleeping — not political campaigning

Giles Fraser

Saturday, February 22

22.02

The post-liberalism of Michel Houellebecq Christopher Caldwell misreads the author's critique of liberalism

Mary Harrington

Friday, February 21

21.02

It’s easy to be green when you live in Kensington A map of London's Electric Vehicle charging points shows that the Royal Borough is streets ahead

UnHerd

21.02

Can poetry survive in a secular age? When the afterglow of Christian culture has finally faded, the poets will be in trouble

Niall Gooch

21.02

UnHerd’s picks from the morning papers Fraser Nelson, a fishing port in Lancashire, and the liberalism of the art world caught our eye this morning

UnHerd

21.02

Where are the cool conservatives? They have a major image problem, says Ed West in his new book

UnHerd

21.02

Why do ‘open’ liberals live in closed communities? It's ironic that 'open' cities restrict people from living in them

Peter Franklin

Thursday, February 20

20.02

Criticisms of Priti Patel have sinister undertones The implication of the home secretary's critics is that her loyalty should be to family — and by extension, ethnic group

Ed West

20.02

Stop making new laws on offensive speech New powers designed to protect NHS staff are open to abuse

Julie Bindel

20.02

WATCH: Bloomberg attacked at Democratic debate The candidates all turn on the billionaire... but will it backfire?

UnHerd

Wednesday, February 19

19.02

Time for big tech to share data about themselves They know a lot more than we do about screen addiction and mental wellbeing

Tom Chivers

19.02

Jess Phillips: How I became my caricature At an event last night, the MP explained how politicians can turn into the worst version of themselves

UnHerd

19.02

Should we give the cabinet an IQ test? Ministers ought to be capable of creative, original thought — but that's rarely tested in public

Peter Franklin

Tuesday, February 18

18.02

Extinction Rebellion is on a dangerous path The XR movement has a lot in common with religious fundamentalists

Emma Webb

18.02

The medieval trial of Caroline Flack Trying to remove 'bad influences' reflects a pre-modern idea of what it is to be human

Ashley Frawley

18.02

Schools don’t teach about the British Empire — and that’s a good thing Secondary-level history is too limited to teach complex subject matters

Ed West

Monday, February 17

17.02

Churches are closing down — I won’t let mine be one of them The bricks of a church are a statement of Christian defiance

Giles Fraser

17.02

LISTEN: Tom Chivers on Andrew Sabisky and eugenics Our columnist features on The Today Programme to discuss Andrew Sabisky

UnHerd

17.02

Without God, it’s harder to defend against eugenics With no religious authority, we lack the language to reject moral atrocities like human selection

Mary Harrington

Saturday, February 15

15.02

America’s conservatives are turning radical Two prominent writers are calling for a quiet revolution

Mary Harrington

Friday, February 14

14.02

Even George Soros is now a China hawk The billionaire's recent comments reveal a wider crack up among the liberal elite

Tobias Phibbs