03/30/2020 - 5:16pm
LISTEN: Lord Sumption on the national ‘hysteria’ over coronavirus The former Supreme Court judge warned that Britain was turning into a police state
UnHerd
30.03
What Emmanuel Levinas would have to say about Zoom The French philosopher argued that ethics is rooted in the face-to-face encounter
Giles Fraser
30.03
Let Brits pick their own fruit! Flying 90,000 migrants to the UK in the middle of a pandemic would be utterly mad
Ed West
28.03
What the West can learn from China East Asian systems of hierarchy have wisdom in them
Mary Harrington
27.03
Why do these epidemics always start in China? Many pandemics start in Asia because that is where most humans live
Peter Franklin
27.03
Secularists have reached a new low They are trying to poison inter-faith relations
Giles Fraser
27.03
I miss the culture warriors I want to go back to a society where problems are invented
Ed West
26.03
Why we’re lost without our taboos Social habits can protect us during crises
Peter Franklin
26.03
The German media’s liberal globalism is yesterday’s news As in the UK, Left-leaning outlets have blamed political leaders for 'corona chaos'
David Goodhart
26.03
Exile in Babylon: nature needs a sabbath We must use this crisis to re-shape our economy into something greener
Elizabeth Oldfield
25.03
Half the country infected? I doubt it If a scientific finding is interesting, it's probably not true
Tom Chivers
25.03
Lockdown for lovers is a throwback to the 1970s Signing up or shipping out reverses decades of social and cultural change
Zoe Strimpel
25.03
David Cameron was right about one thing He warned about the threat to our food security over a decade ago
Peter Franklin
24.03
Remembering Albert Uderzo, illustrator of the Asterix books The books were a central part of my childhood and made me feel genuinely European
Mary Harrington
24.03
Listen: Ian Birrell on whether China is to blame Our contributor talks to Freddie Sayers about the country's shifting role in the Covid pandemic
UnHerd
24.03
Covid-19 will be a defining moment in our multicultural story This is the first real crisis that our nation has gone through together since the Second World War
Ed West
24.03
Can someone please cancel Joe Wicks? All these celebrities are getting the lockdown vibe wrong
Polly Mackenzie
23.03
The fatal flaw in the Job Retention Scheme Paying workers not to work is a serious error
Peter Franklin
23.03
Zoom eucharist felt like an episode of Masterchef — and I loved it Online church services are starting to feel like food programmes
Giles Fraser
23.03
Don’t shut the parks, Boris — give us rules There are ways to keep vital public spaces open safely
Freddie Sayers
21.03
How do we face human extinction? A deadly pandemic has thrown this question into sharp focus
Mary Harrington
20.03
No, Matt Hancock, this is not a “once-in-a-century event” The remark implies that there's a ceiling on the risks we face from future pandemics
Peter Franklin
20.03
Christ the Redeemer is the perfect antidote to Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ The famous statue offers a touching expression of global solidarity
Giles Fraser
20.03
How does the UK compare to the rest of the world on handling Covid-19? In general, we have a tendency to look at the wrong things
Tom Chivers
19.03
The Bank of England’s blood drive Will reducing the interest rate and another round of QE make any difference?
UnHerd
19.03
The appalling treatment of Suzanne Moore She is right to publish the names of the cowards who denounced her
Julie Bindel
19.03
Virtual wine tasting takes off in lockdown China New 'cloud' communities are emerging as the country remains in quarantine
Janet Wang
19.03
Do we need a government of national unity? If holding things together means bringing in the other parties, then so be it
Peter Franklin
18.03
Cancelled by coronavirus Calling off my book launch was tough, but this crisis made me appreciate what’s truly important
Ed West
18.03
Mental health ‘experts’ are shamelessly exploiting Covid-19 The industry is rife with practitioners opportunistically selling their services online
Ashley Frawley
18.03
The no-deal nightmare scenario doesn’t seem so bad now Coronavirus has made all those Doomsday Brexit predictions look rather silly
Peter Franklin
17.03
The sunny Australian spirit goes walkabout Bush fires and the coronavirus have chipped away at the country's cheerful character
Zoe Strimpel