LISTEN: Lord Sumption on the national ‘hysteria’ over coronavirus The former Supreme Court judge warned that Britain was turning into a police state

What Emmanuel Levinas would have to say about Zoom The French philosopher argued that ethics is rooted in the face-to-face encounter

Let Brits pick their own fruit! Flying 90,000 migrants to the UK in the middle of a pandemic would be utterly mad

Saturday

28.03

What the West can learn from China East Asian systems of hierarchy have wisdom in them

Mary Harrington

Friday

27.03

Why do these epidemics always start in China? Many pandemics start in Asia because that is where most humans live

Secularists have reached a new low They are trying to poison inter-faith relations

I miss the culture warriors I want to go back to a society where problems are invented

Thursday

26.03

Why we’re lost without our taboos Social habits can protect us during crises

The German media’s liberal globalism is yesterday’s news As in the UK, Left-leaning outlets have blamed political leaders for 'corona chaos'

Exile in Babylon: nature needs a sabbath We must use this crisis to re-shape our economy into something greener

Elizabeth Oldfield

Wednesday

25.03

Half the country infected? I doubt it If a scientific finding is interesting, it's probably not true

Lockdown for lovers is a throwback to the 1970s Signing up or shipping out reverses decades of social and cultural change

David Cameron was right about one thing He warned about the threat to our food security over a decade ago

Tuesday

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

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

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

Can someone please cancel Joe Wicks? All these celebrities are getting the lockdown vibe wrong

Polly Mackenzie

Monday

23.03

The fatal flaw in the Job Retention Scheme Paying workers not to work is a serious error

Zoom eucharist felt like an episode of Masterchef — and I loved it Online church services are starting to feel like food programmes

Don’t shut the parks, Boris — give us rules There are ways to keep vital public spaces open safely

Saturday

21.03

How do we face human extinction? A deadly pandemic has thrown this question into sharp focus

Mary Harrington

Friday

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

Christ the Redeemer is the perfect antidote to Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ The famous statue offers a touching expression of global solidarity

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

Thursday

19.03

The Bank of England’s blood drive Will reducing the interest rate and another round of QE make any difference?

The appalling treatment of Suzanne Moore She is right to publish the names of the cowards who denounced her

Virtual wine tasting takes off in lockdown China New 'cloud' communities are emerging as the country remains in quarantine

Do we need a government of national unity? If holding things together means bringing in the other parties, then so be it

Wednesday

18.03

Cancelled by coronavirus Calling off my book launch was tough, but this crisis made me appreciate what’s truly important

Mental health ‘experts’ are shamelessly exploiting Covid-19 The industry is rife with practitioners opportunistically selling their services online

The no-deal nightmare scenario doesn’t seem so bad now Coronavirus has made all those Doomsday Brexit predictions look rather silly

Tuesday

17.03

The sunny Australian spirit goes walkabout Bush fires and the coronavirus have chipped away at the country's cheerful character

Jonathan Sacks: why does Richard Dawkins single out Jews? In my latest podcast, the former Chief Rabbi asks why atheists target the Old Testament God over the New

The strange experience of watching Schrödinger’s Half Marathon The contrast between my planned and actual weekends caught me in two worlds

Mary Harrington

Monday

16.03

Don’t nudge us, Prime Minister, tell us! It seems the Government is sacrificing clarity in an attempt to sound less authoritarian

A handy Encyclopedia of Social Justice A new site attempts to translate all those woke words you hear so often

We are heading towards a socialist future Until the coronavirus is defeated, the state will need to be much more active

Saturday

14.03

The extraordinary tale of a monarch who is above the law An intervention in the case of Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum reveals the political limits to our legal system

Mary Harrington

Friday

13.03

Can we build a herd immunity to Covid-19? The idea put forward by the Chief Scientist comes down to a simple formula

Forming new relationships in a time of Coronavirus We may be physically isolated, but there are still ways to help each other

Elizabeth Oldfield

Thursday

12.03

Tucker Carlson is America’s Saviour America may have a Bad King, but at least it has a Good Counsellor

Trevor Phillips: Islamophobia has been warped by ‘orcs’ The man who popularised the term expressed his dismay at what its come to mean

Memo to Donald Trump: travel bans don’t work Travel bans aren't a good way to stop, or even stem, pandemics

What on Earth are the Saudis playing at? A price war with Russia helps neither side

Wednesday

11.03

Welcome to ‘Conzervatism’ Judging by the Budget, the core tenet of this new philosophy is spending lots of money

It’s all over for Bernie Sanders — all eyes on the VP pick The senator isn't turning out enough young and Left-wing voters

Poll reveals tensions in new Tory coalition A survey points to an opinion gulf between business leaders and Leave-voting Tories

Tuesday

10.03

Pandemics are the ultimate stress test for nations Some states are better run than others, but it’s only in a real crisis that this fact becomes stark

The Chancellor should hand power, not just money, to communities If the Government is serious about levelling up, it has to put faith in local people

Vidhya Alakeson

What Germany gets wrong about assisted dying The latest court ruling puts too much onus on the individual

Mary Harrington

Monday

09.03

Trevor Phillips, heretic Labour's suspension of the anti-racism campaigner reflects the party's turn towards zealotry

Woke capital had a field day on International Women’s day Four of the best (or worst) highlights from yesterday

From today, we’re trialling comments for members You can now become a member, for free, and join the discussion

Saturday

07.03

Neo-Nazis and Jihadis share the same enemy A long read reveals the symbiosis between neo-Nazi and Islamist movements in the UK and beyond

Mary Harrington

Friday

06.03

Objectifying women: what’s the problem? The case for regulation is at least as strong for porn as it is for advertising

The malicious anticlericalism of Lord Adonis The former Oxford student has thrown more poison over the Matryn Percy case

The real dangers of a Biden presidency A rising media star in the US delivers a scathing assessment of the former VP

Thursday

05.03

The toilet paper crisis is just bog-standard capitalism Profiteering and stockpiling during a crisis reveals the weakness of the system

Voters give the Government a thumbs up on coronavirus It's early days, but so far the country is impressed with the handling of the crisis

What are the odds a sneeze will give you coronavirus? Let me offer a ballpark estimate...

Wednesday

04.03

Communitarians need better words and more facts A new project aims to attach some facts to that well-worn word, "community"

James O'Shaughnessy

Joe Biden back from the dead, mostly Contrary to fevered speculation in the media, Super Tuesday wasn't the breakthrough moment for Bernie Sanders

Will liberalism kill the coronavirus, or will the coronavirus kill liberalism? Two prominent writers disagree

Tuesday

03.03

‘Happiness’ is a bogus metric By deflecting attention from material problems, we are seeking to reform people’s emotional reactions

Panicking about coronavirus will save lives Whatever you do, don't keep calm and carry on

Farming is too important for Britain to be ‘like Singapore’ An economist's leaked remarks reveal a lack of understanding into the industry's social value

Mary Harrington

Monday

02.03

Proportional representation has trapped Israel in a ghost story For a brief moment during Brexit I thought PR was the way to go. I should have known better.

Mary Beard is the exception that proves the rule The furore over the classicist's blocked appointment to the British Museum reveals the Left's cultural domination

Saturday

29.02

Trouble in Paradise: The dark underbelly of the Maldives This holiday fantasyland disguises a great deal of internal strife

Mary Harrington

Friday

28.02

Pubs, not cafes, are the home of public conversation Unlike coffee, alcohol creates a space in which people can freely engage with each other

WATCH: Freddie Sayers on Sky News’ All out Politics Our executive editor features alongside Julia Hobsbawm in this morning's show

Tory British Indians are not driven by racism A lazy Guardian article implies as much

Does the BBC know astrology isn’t real? A bizarre segment on 'Mercury in retrograde' lacked any mention of the underlying science

The zero-carbon future might save our communities If we want to maintain relationships, we will have to move less

Elizabeth Oldfield

Thursday

27.02

The end of the world for climate change hypocrites The Heathrow judgement marks the end of denial about the hard choices ahead

Helicopter money finally lands in Hong Kong The government's decision to give each of its citizens HK$10,000 is the clearest example to date - will the UK be next?

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

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

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

Wednesday

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

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

Tuesday

25.02

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