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A few months ago, Helen Lewis wrote on Twitter: "Above a certain follower count, your twitter feed is basically a newspaper, and I wish there was a…

May 16

Elon Musk claims he wants absolute free speech on Twitter. That'd be a nightmare, but I'm not buying it

Apr 27

After the battle for Ukraine, Russia's foreign, intelligence and security policy will be devoted to smashing the coalition that imposed crippling…

Mar 1

Some thoughts about the plans for Canada-style convoys to converge on Washington DC

Feb 24

Has trying to protect society from the pandemic led to an over-emphasis on personal risk? And what's that got to do with the Garden of Eden?

Feb 7

The Downing Street parties have removed Boris Johnson's teflon coating. What will stick now?

Jan 24

Has the United States had its last democratic election for President?

Jan 5

The January 6 Capitol riot was a disaster, but it was almost much worse. A look at some of worst-case scenarios that were narrowly avoided.

Dec 30, 2021

Exploring the mindset of Trump's most hardened supporters in the weeks before the January 6 attack

Dec 23, 2021

Despite a widespread belief, we have no idea whether the Omicron variant induces milder disease than other variants. It's too early to say

Dec 7, 2021

Categorising Covid conspiracy theorists. You can do this at Thanksgiving, but don't tell your antivax relatives.

Nov 25, 2021

Am I an analyst, a consultant, a campaigner or a journalist? And does it matter?

Nov 18, 2021

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