Prof James Alexander reviews Christopher Beckwith's The Scythian Empire, naming it his book of the year for its thesis that scepticism and other key philosophical developments came from one remarkable ancient people.
Who won the debate? The Guardian says Harris, naturally. But Prof James Alexander isn't so sure. Was it Trump, or both, or neither, or even Nick Clegg? How do you win a debate like that anyway?
Anti-immigration campaigner Tommy Robinson is labelled "far-Right" by the media, but he calls himself a "centrist". Should we believe him, asks Professor James Alexander.
Is corporate music making us more compliant? In the 1960s, the music led to the money, says James Alexander. Since then, the money has been making the music to the same four chords, and it's all been downhill.
Prof James Alexander delves into the Left-wing literature that sees Covid lockdowns as a blueprint for addressing the 'climate crisis', both inspired by Lenin's totalitarian 'war communism'.
Politics professor James Alexander tries to unravel the Left's twisted reasoning whereby it accuses people on the Right of being divisive and, for that reason, says they're beyond the pale.
Politics professor James Alexander examines the sinking of the Bayesian from a Bayesian perspective. What were the odds?
When virtue-signalling liberals proclaim “we are all immigrants” they must know it isn't true. Most white Britons have roots going back 6,000 years. So why do they say it? asks politics professor James Alexander.
What the Conservative Party has to understand is that it is no good anymore to think that the politics of Halifax’s Trimmer are an adequate response to contemporary problems, says politics professor James Alexander.
Politics professor James Alexander says there shouldn't be anything controversial about accusing Keir Starmer of hypocrisy – all politicians are hypocrites. Indeed, it would be impossible for them to be otherwise.
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