Colonialism and Its Discontents Oxford ethicist Nigel Biggar’s controversial reassessment of Britain’s imperial record has reignited an important academic quarrel over the meaning and legacy of empire. John Lloyd 6 Feb 2023 · 16 min read
The Crack-Up How individual and civilisational identities collapse. Peter Hughes 2 Feb 2023 · 9 min read
The Eyes of Another Dostoevsky’s masterpiece, ‘Crime and Punishment,’ offers a radical reinterpretation of guilt and redemption. Marilyn Simon 31 Jan 2023 · 7 min read
Boring Art, Impotent Politics Mixing aesthetics and activism does a disservice to both. Julia Friedman 27 Jan 2023 · 11 min read
The New Ideological Gatekeepers of American Judaism Having been in this fight for nearly two years now, I’ve learned a thing or two about how to get around them. David Bernstein 4 Feb 2023 · 5 min read
Death on Demand: Cautionary Tales from Canada Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying program, once reserved for the terminally ill, is increasingly attracting applicants experiencing poverty and depression. Margaret Wente 1 Feb 2023 · 14 min read
Every Gender Identity Is ‘Authentic’—Until It Isn’t Faddish forms of self-identification often reflect subjective feelings that shift over time. Let’s stop treating them as sacred truths. David A. Nelson / Edwin E. Gantt 31 Jan 2023 · 12 min read
What Progressive Educators Get Wrong About Creativity Originality requires both knowledge and technical mastery. Daniel Buck 30 Jan 2023 · 10 min read
Beijing in Retreat A plunging birthrate, deepening socioeconomic divisions, and the chaos produced by China’s failed Zero-COVID policy prove that Xi Jinping and the Party do not have the measure of the nation. Aaron Sarin 28 Jan 2023 · 11 min read
ChatGPT and the Future of the Professions Professionals must learn to work with the machines or they will be replaced by them. Sean Welsh 26 Jan 2023 · 12 min read