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6/10/25

Stupidologiology

William Davies has written an article titled 'Stupidology' which Prof James Alexander summarises as: 'Trump is stupid. Brexit was stupid. I am not stupid. Neither are my friends. Why do stupid people have power?'

3/10/25

Did Lucy Letby’s Defence Team Collude in a Guilty Verdict?

During Lucy Letby's trial, her defence team failed to call a single expert witness, a decision which the authors of a new book call "inexplicable". Was there covert collusion in a guilty verdict, asks Guy de la Bédoyère.

29/9/25

The Ryder Cup Parable: What Europe Gets Right and the EU and USA Get Wrong

Europe's Ryder Cup victory shows that, unlike the DEI-obsessed EU, the nations of Europe win when they respect merit, says Clive Pinder. And unlike the USA big shots, they know how to work as a team.

9/9/25

What Has Gone Wrong With Books About How-Everything-Has-Gone-Wrong-and-What-To-Do-About-It And What To Do About Them

Ben Ansell, in Why Politics Fails, outlines "five traps of the modern world and how to escape them". Professor James Alexander wonders how he can escape yet another book that tries to save the world with Left-wing dogma.

6/9/25

The Moment Nick Clegg Had Power

Nick Clegg was the one who kicked President Trump off Facebook on January 6th 2021. Professor James Alexander is floored by the revelation – it was the one moment the one-time Liberal politician had real power.

5/9/25

Stop Panicking About Anxiety, Teenagers Will Grow Up

A third of 16-17 year-old girls have anxiety, over 50% of teenagers have tried alcohol and 42% spend more than six hours a day on their phone. Cue moral panic. Chill, says Joanna Gray. Like us, they will grow up.

1/9/25

The End of The Great Disabling

Is this the beginning of the end of the Great Disabling? Policy Exchange's excellent new report 'Out of Control' nails the reasons why the medicalisation of childhood is so harmful to children, says Mary Gilleece.

7/8/25

The Return of the Unfashionable Gods

"Dear elites, the consequences of your actions have arrived." So says Prof David Betz as Britain’s social order fractures beneath the weight of its contradictions. It was all foreseen by Kipling, says Michael Rainsborough.

29/7/25

Is the Tide Turning Against Woke Comedy?

Is the tide turning against woke comedy? After watching Andy Parsons bomb at the Ealing Comedy Festival, of all places, with his usual anti-Trump, anti-Reform schtick, C.J. Strachan thinks its days are numbered.

26/7/25

Ozzy Osbourne, Oasis of Heavy Metal

Professor James Alexander, who once played in a Heavy Metal band, pays tribute to Ozzy Osbourne as a pioneer of the genre that for many young men supplies an identity and lifestyle. Yes, it's weird. But it has its place.

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