Australia’s dance with death
Oz was founded on the idea of man doing battle with nature. With climate change, has the nation met its match?
Ideas
Deporting Black Britons w/ Luke de Noronha
A conversation about borders and belonging, through the story of the thousands of Black Britons deported to Jamaica.
Desire in the age of consent w/Katherine Angel
We talk to the author of "Tomorrow, Sex Will Be Good Again" about choice and desire in the #MeToo era, and the burden on women to know what they want.
A history of violence
For years, Americans debated whether Trumpism was fascism. But is it valid to compare atrocities?
Can we escape our national myths? The spring 2021 New Humanist
Out now – featuring Marci Shore on America's reckoning, Peter Salmon on Australia's battle with nature, Sami Kent on Turkey's city of secrets and Samir Jeraj on guidebooks to lost…
Book review: Justice on Trial
One of the UK’s top criminal barristers argues that we should rebuild our criminal justice system from scratch.
Does Britain have a free speech problem?
Far-right speakers are exploiting the fear of a 'free speech crisis' in order to propagate hateful ideas.
Book review: Doing Philosophy
If philosophy isn't a science, then what is it? Timothy Williamson's new book confronts opposing ideas about the discipline and its place in the world.
What can we learn from ancient cynicism?
Cynicism was a transgressive tradition. The life of Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky shows us what a modern revival might look like.
Top 20 of 2020
The top 20 pieces that gave us the most joy, inspiration and food for thought in a truly challenging year.