The banal truth about the French election
British observers of the French presidential contest don’t seem overly impressed by the choice on offer. John Kay is no… Read more »
Edited by Peter Franklin
Internet pornography and the protection of children
Imagine that one of your neighbours is a distributor of pornography. His house is full of the stuff, with all… Read more »
Naughty, hyperactive or sleep-deprived?
Internet porn notwithstanding, these are remarkably safe times to be a child. Nevertheless, some threats are growing – such as… Read more »
Plan B for the Eurozone – it’s not what you might hope for
If you’ve been losing sleep over the Eurozone, then the last person you probably want to turn to is a… Read more »
America’s secret state
Though the Eurozone elites may prefer a collapse towards Keynesianism than a collapse of the single currency, voters in northern… Read more »
The disappearing Japanese
Japan has discovered a different path towards unsustainable indebtedness – demographic implosion. Business Insider sets out the jaw-dropping facts: Japan… Read more »
The economic cost of loneliness
It’s lonely at the top. Well, actually it isn’t. A successful politician is hardly ever alone. Perhaps that’s why loneliness… Read more »
Youth unemployment or unemployable youth?
This week, employment minister Chris Grayling urged employers to ‘hire a hoodie’ – a reference to British-born young people often… Read more »
The scandal of population control
Uzbekistan is a dangerous country in which to uncover evidence of government wrongdoing; but reporting for the BBC World Service,… Read more »
Let the Eurozone bail itself out
Now for another enormous international scandal – the proposed IMF bailout of the Eurozone. Admittedly, this one involves nothing more… Read more »
The Swedish small print: Why tax cuts aren’t a shortcut to British recovery
Sweden enjoys the benefit of having its own currency. It also enjoys the benefit of Anders Borg, named by the… Read more »
Why liberals don’t understand conservatives
It is, for many conservatives, a familiar feeling – the sense that our counterparts on the liberal left not only… Read more »
The nation as a family
As well as introducing us to Jonathan Haidt’s work, David Goodhart’s review is an important article in its own right, exposing… Read more »
The city as a home
Though mostly occupied with his fellow liberals, David Goodhart also lays down a challenge to conservatives: “…the right remains attached… Read more »
The new German problem
Christopher Caldwell knows how to grab our attention: “Once again, Europe has a country at its centre that is too… Read more »
