And a lot of what is true is not known.
Saturday, 25 March 2023
The Pipeline of ER Doctors is Drying Up
Hundreds of positions in emergency medicine are going unfilled because of huge structural problems in American health care.
How Chinese Corruption Spreads Misery Abroad
Chinese mega-projects, both at home and abroad, are not only a vehicle for corruption. They are a deadly public hazard.
Cruise Ship Invasion
Take a typical Alaska cruise and see the damage in its wake. The evidence is clear: the industry needs an overhaul.
Friday, 24 March 2023
Stuck With The Soul
The idea of the soul is obviously a nonsense, yet its immaterial mysterious nature has deep hooks in the human psyche.
Thursday, 23 March 2023
How To Live Like An Epicurean
Forget shallow hedonism. Follow this philosophy for wondrous, unexpected joys and resilience against inevitable misfortune.
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Joe Biden’s Dangerous Trans Zealotry
The US president claims it is ‘sinful’ to oppose the medical transitioning of children. Has he gone mad?
Sunday, 19 March 2023
Oxfam’s New Guidebook to Inclusive Language
Don’t say mother or father as it could offend. Also bans the word headquarters as it smacks of colonialism.
A Manly Divorce
Men rarely write about the end of their marriages. Our enduring ideas about gender explain this silence.