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Joe Biden in the Metaverse
Meta is meant to be better — better than Facebook, better even than reality. In the future, a second Edward…
In the valley of the shadow of birth
I was five weeks pregnant when I found out. At that point, it’s nothing more than a little gestational sac…
How energy will influence policy in 2022
One issue more than any other will dominate airtime and influence policy in 2022: energy. Americans are seeing the highest…
How China meddles in American academia
“Congress has dropped language from a must-pass bill governing US defense policy that would have effectively prevented US scientists from…
Downloading God in the App Store
Education at my Jewish private school was chock-full of religious instruction. Precisely half of our lessons were dedicated to Jewish…
Boris Johnson's lockdown birthday
‘Wait for Sue Gray’ has been the mantra on every ministers’ lips these past few weeks. But with just days…
The Church of England's diversity mission has gone too far
Is the Church of England on a mission? It should be, of course. But it appears to have confused its purpose…
Boris's partygate troubles mean a welcome dilemma for Starmer
The last time a Conservative government was in the midst of a crisis like partygate, Labour had a choice. Should it stick…
Entitled motorists have ruled the roads for far too long
Last week it was ‘operation red meat’, designed to recapture wavering Tory voters. This week something very different: changes to…
When will Johnson discover his fate?
As concerns rise in government over the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Boris Johnson is facing problems both…
Where next for 'party Marty'?
Westminster is gearing up for ‘Sue Gray week’ as the top civil servant is due to finally release her long-awaited…
The WFH bubble has burst
We would work over Zoom. We would all exercise on our Peletons. We would order in organic vegetable boxes, stream…
Downflood: the Good Ship Boris is sinking
In Sebastian Junger’s book The Perfect Storm, there’s a near-matchless description of how big boats go to the bottom. ‘The crisis…
Big tech wants us to empathize with robots
It seems like we can’t help getting attached to robots. It also seems like the people making the robots are…
Dominic Raab: 'Serious consequences' if Russia invades
Dominic Raab – ‘Serious consequences’ if Russia invades Ukraine The Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab took to the TV studios…
Science Museum axes slavery exhibits
An iconoclastic spirit has swept much of Britain’s institutions over the past two years. Just last month Mr S revealed that…
How China spies on the West
In December last year Oxford University students were offered £15,000 in prize money if they could solve challenges relating to…
It’s time for Boris Johnson to go
The partygate farce drags on. Do we have a government, sustained by a dominant political party or do we have…
‘West Elm Caleb’ and the vindictiveness of a social media feeding frenzy
The saga of ‘West Elm Caleb’ will make you wish that you had never used the internet. It will make…
Why Sage got Omicron wrong
Given that lockdown was very nearly ordered on the advice of Sage last month, it’s worth keeping an eye on…
Eastern Europe's toxic relationship with Russia has left the EU divided
Joe Biden’s fatalistic statement this week that suggested a ‘minor incursion’ by Russia into Ukraine might be tolerated by the…
The real problem with the BBC’s partygate coverage
As a journalist, it’s never a comfortable feeling when the news organisation you work for becomes the story. But with…
The mystery of Canada’s indigenous mass graves
When a young anthropologist claimed in late May 2021 that she had discovered 215 unmarked graves near the Kamloops Residential…
We must never abandon children during lockdown again
Schools are far more than mere exam factories. Across the UK, teachers in 32,000 schools and colleges care for children…
How did the Texas synagogue terrorist slip through the cracks?
Just how many databases was Malik Faisal Akram on? It turns out that the 44-year-old Briton – who was shot…
