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The march of progressive censorship
It’s official: criticising Black Lives Matter is now a sackable offence, even here in the British Isles, thousands of miles…
Boris Johnson needs to get a grip
It’s pointless to deny that the government is currently performing poorly across a wide range of fronts – and I…
Science, doubt and the ‘second wave’ of Covid
In taking a position on an issue, most of us like to think that we accumulate evidence, consider the pros…
Can Shinzo Abe's Covid bung save the Japanese PM?
I experienced a novel, if fleeting, sensation last week when I was struck with a powerful urge to vote for…
Sources: New York Times not telling the truth about Tom Cotton op-ed
The revolution is eating itself at the New York Times. After the Times ran Sen. Tom Cotton’s call for using the National Guard…
America’s 2.5 million jobs miracle
The US economy created 2.5 million jobs last month — the biggest monthly jobs gain since records began a century…
Don’t compare America’s riots to Hong Kong
As soon as the unrest began in Minneapolis, the inevitable comparisons with Hong Kong began. We saw throngs of masked…
Virtue-signaling isn’t courage
It is completely understandable for African Americans to be outraged at yet another death of a black man by overly…
New study suggests Covid infections were falling before lockdown
When lockdown was first imposed, there was little science to base it on. The virus was assumed to be growing…
The civil war inside the New York Times
After the New York Times published an op-ed written by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton – calling for the military to be…
Hungary offers a lesson in crying wolf on 'transphobia'
Transphobia is a word thrown around far too easily. But Hungary’s move to end legal recognition of trans people really is something to…
Is Black Lives Matter a religion for woke white people?
The most memorable footage of the Black Lives Matter protests, and perhaps the creepiest, doesn’t capture any acts of violence,…
The creeping nihilism of the American left
The twin temptations of American liberalism are to radical excess and conservative stasis. Because liberalism is a practical philosophy of…
What's the truth about coronavirus and North Korea?
South Korea is one of the world’s success stories for tackling coronavirus and president Moon Jae-in’s approval ratings have soared…
The NHS has quietly changed its trans guidance to reflect reality
Imagine you have a child who says they believe they were born in the wrong body, describing what amounts to…
Lady Luck has deserted Trump
‘The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end,’ said Donald Trump on July…
Which black lives matter?
There is practically universal agreement that George Floyd was unjustly killed by police officer Derek Chauvin and that his life…
Bill de Blasio unites cops and protesters — in disgust
New York City is crumbling into shambolic lawlessness and its citizens are growing more afraid and frustrated by the day.…
The protests have not ended COVID-19
Remember when peaceful protesters of the economic lockdown were smeared for apparently putting lives at risk by utilizing their First…
Why is Ben & Jerry’s lecturing us about 'white supremacy'?
When this chapter in America’s history of its struggle against racism is written, two names will stand out among all…
Twitter’s fact-check reignites calls for big tech regulation
Twitter began ‘fact-checking’ President Trump’s tweets for the first time last week, raising questions about the role that social media…
How to destroy civilization
Yogi Berra was right: it’s déjà vu all over again. Just turn on the evening news. If you are old…
Inside the final act of the Brexit drama
The fourth round of official Brexit negotiations resumed on Tuesday, screen-to-screen. They will determine whether the stalemate can be broken…
Boris Johnson's backbench problem
After spending Tuesday afternoon queuing in a socially distanced conga line across the parliamentary estate, many MPs found themselves in…
Contact tracing may be more of a placebo than a cure
We have been told by the Government that an effective test, track and trace programme is the key to ‘controlling’…
