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We’re going troll huntingStephen Kinsella has a great article in Aeon suggesting that the best way to reduce online abuse is to curtail anonymity. I used to post under my real name on Aeon until just a couple of weeks ago but I changed to a pseudonym after a twinge of anxiety when I posted a comment about […]
Jerusalem is LostThe religious battles of the 2000s in the USA backfired spectacularly and any victories were pyrrhic and temporary.
Replacing Western CivilisationMy ideal model for immigration is a potluck dinner.
What is Socialism?We should ask “What’s the best way to solve this particular policy problem?”.
In search of heterodidacticismEverything I ever learned, I learned from a book or figured out for myself.
Things I’ve done that you (probably) haven’tThings I’ve done that most people haven’t.
Questions for ObamaThe marvellous David Olusoga is going to interview Obama on Wednesday. I have a burning question that I’d like him to ask.
A funny thing happened on the way back from the vetWhen I woke up this morning my dog could walk. Couldn’t stand up. I called the vet.
Naked in the WoodsWhen we snuck into Marten’s Grove to go skinny dipping, it was the first time I saw so many girls my own age in the nude.
Life in the FalklandsWhat would life have been like if gone to those desolate islands?
Urbs vs SuburbsThe Ragged Clown finds his home at last.
A Future Without Cars.One day, the tyranny of the motor car over our towns and cities will come to an end.
Travels with EpicurusA charming meditation on the wonders of old age.
Brexit is like a game of TiddlywinksWhat’s the right analogy for understanding Brexit?
Brexit Despair and Brexit HopeThe hardest thing to bear in all of this is that no one is allowed to tell the truth: not May, not Corbyn, not the People’s Vote People, not the Daily Mail, not the BBC, not even the Guardian editorial writers. It’s like everyone watched A Few Good Men and learned the wrong lesson from […]
When do we forget?It’s over a hundred years since World War One. Everyone involved is dead.
The End of Political ScienceThere are three buckets: a libertarian, a progressive and a conservative bucket.
A More Social Software EngineerDiversity is good for software companies. It helps us make better products.
The Dream WatchersI’ve had an idea that answers the question “What are dreams for?” floating around in my head
The Curse of the Worthy MoviesWe are lost in the worthy zone.
Parlour GamesI read a novel a long time ago where the characters played a parlour game at a dinner party. Each player took it in turns to name a prominent work of literature that they had never read and they scored a point for every other person who had read the book. The protagonist won with ‘Hamlet’ and was fired the […]