Christopher J. Snowdon

Christopher J. Snowdon is head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs and the author of Killjoys and Polemics.

The Rise of the Respectable Conspiracy Theory

COVID, Trump, Brexit—everybody’s had something to break their brains in recent years and some people may never recover.

31 Mar 2023 · 14 min read

An informative and apolitical new book reminds us that statistics are not always what they seem.

8 Dec 2022 · 5 min read

Giles Martin has reinvigorated the Beatles’ masterpiece, a record brimming with ideas, confidence, and insouciant courage.

8 Nov 2022 · 11 min read

Adam Curtis’s new BBC series provides a unique insight into Russia’s late-twentieth-century collapse.

24 Oct 2022 · 6 min read

Four score years of ordinary genius.

18 Jun 2022 · 22 min read

30 Nov 2021 · 11 min read

28 Jul 2021 · 16 min read

16 Jan 2021 · 18 min read