Claire's Weekly Letter

Claire's Weekly Letter: Soft on Riots, Hard on Ideas

Claire Lehmann 24 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Claire’s Weekly Letter: Bad History, Bad Law, Buried Truths

Claire Lehmann 17 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Claire's Weekly Letter: An Army of Yesterday’s Civilians

Claire Lehmann 10 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Claire’s Weekly Letter: The Comforts of Catastrophe

We start the week with a hilarious essay from Julie Bindel, who recounts her days as a feminist activist in 1980s Britain. Explaining that hypochondria and performative disability are nothing new in these circles, Bindel puts the fragility of today’s activist movements into historical context. Lesbian Fragility, Then and

Claire Lehmann 3 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Claire's Weekly Letter: A Dish in the Sink

A man leaves a dish in the sink. By the end of the night he has been accused of gaslighting, told he lacks emotional intelligence, and sent to sleep on the sofa. Our first feature this week comes from Steve Salerno asks a hard question: has a profession that once

Claire Lehmann 19 Sep 2026 · 2 min read