The narrowing of the progressive newsman’s mind
Most people will justifiably not give a shit about the resignation of a New York Times opinion editor. Partly because most people are not American – and basical...
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Can we cancel cancel culture?
Some time ago a listener of the podcast asked me not use the word ‘retarded’ in any future episode. I declined, somewhat impolitely. He bid me farewell, and I a...
Politics and ice cream deserve to be different choices
Few would have guessed that in 2020 an alleged resurgence of ‘white supremacy’ in the United States would face condemnation from a plucky ice cream maker based ...
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s misleading American revolution
Yes, Hamilton is a masterpiece. The tunes are great, the costumes pleasing, and the melding of rap and hip hop with 18th century constitutional wrangling inspir...
A double standard exposes Britain’s white discomfort
“To know who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise,” is a quote often misattributed to Voltaire. Seemingly the line is a tidier v...