Institutional neutrality is a public relations fix. Credit: Getty

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Harvard’s pivot to neutrality is purely cosmetic The university has failed to root out the real culprits

Visiting professor at Columbia University. Credit: Getty

Ayatollah of Iran throws support behind student protesters

Ukraine strike on Russian nuclear radar: the most serious escalation yet Nato is playing a dangerous game

Rishi's presidential campaign style is just not cricket. Credit: Getty

Britain is turning into America’s 51st state

Mary Harrington

Why is no party talking about the Hackney shooting? Neither Keir Starmer nor Rishi Sunak have a strong pitch on crime

Why Europe’s young are increasingly anti-immigration New analysis shows a rising discontent among 15 to 34-year-olds

William Nattrass

Loaded Magazine back in its heyday. Credit: Getty

The return of Loaded won’t lead to a lad-mag renaissance

Wednesday, May 29

Peter Singer: I would choose assisted dying The philosopher said that he would rather die than lose himself to dementia

Even The Guardian struggled to find anything positive to say about the show.

Eddie Izzard’s ‘Hamlet’ widely panned

Donald Trump rewrites history on Fauci and Covid response The former president is downplaying his commitment to lockdown

Are Diane Abbott’s days at Labour numbered? Keir Starmer's purge is just getting started

Jeremy Clarkson is right about national farm service British agriculture is under threat from foreign imports

Young attendees at Conservative Party Conference. Credit: Getty

Britain’s young Right wants ‘zero seats’ for the Tories

Harvard to remain neutral on controversial public issues The faculty has grown tired of the university's activism

Tuesday, May 28

The hidden long-term risks of youth gender transition New research raises concerns about testosterone use among trans patients

Eliza Mondegreen

Robert De Niro speaks outside Manhattan Criminal Court today. Credit: Getty

Robert De Niro: democracy will ‘perish’ if Trump elected

Rishi Sunak’s pension tax cut is another insult to the young The quadruple lock is a shameless reach for the grey vote

James Sean Dickson

Does Emmanuel Macron want to take over the EU? There is an ulterior motive to his support for Mario Draghi

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus remained confident that a deal would be reached. Credit: Getty

The WHO pandemic treaty: dead but not buried

A Ukraine peace deal has never been further away An abortive conference is the latest sign leaders don't want to negotiate

Bethany Elliott

Monday, May 27

Expect Labour to become the party of austerity Britain's dire fiscal outlook will leave Keir Starmer with few options

Philip Pilkington

Emmanuel Macron wants it both ways on assisted dying The President is turning matters of life and death into an electoral gambit

Jeremy Corbyn is still a major threat to Keir Starmer Labour may come to regret exiling its former leader

Richard Johnson

Sunday, May 26

Donald Trump addresses the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, DC on Saturday. Credit: Getty

Libertarians can’t afford to be fussy about Donald Trump

Rishi Sunak’s national service idea misses the point Britain would be training up an army of low-level administrators

The Nevermets is a parable for virtual romance A new Channel 4 programme brings together loving couples who have never met

Saturday, May 25

Does Nigel Farage value Britain over America? Credit: Getty

Don’t count Nigel Farage out just yet

Michael Gove will be more powerful outside politics His radicalism never fitted with a stagnant Tory Party

James Sean Dickson

Labour won’t fix Britain’s police problem The rot runs deep — and the Tories are to blame for it

Philip Cunliffe

Friday, May 24

Evening viewing sorted. Credit: The Rest is Politics

The Rest is Politics hits TV screens

What America’s weed habit says about the fall of Protestantism A new study finds that marijuana use has now outstripped drinking

Mary Harrington

Keir Starmer ignores Rosie Duffield at his peril Snubbing his own MP is a bad misjudgement