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The Lobster King
Brian “Liver King” Johnson always felt like a satire on social media health gurus.
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The Human Wrongs of Roger Scruton's "Animal Rights and Wrongs"
“It is almost impossible to observe the social feelings of animals without feeling a deep sense of kinship,” writes Roger Scruton in Animal Rights and…
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Blogosphere Memories
As a young Christopher Hitchens fan, I remember stumbling upon a faintly comical blog called Christopher Hitchens Watch. The mean-spirited site had…
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On Male Violence and its Varieties
Two out of every five people arrested for participating in anti-immigration riots in the UK in 2024 had been reported for crimes associated with…
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Did Jeffrey Epstein Read?
The late Jeffrey Epstein was an influential patron of the sciences.
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The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay
A couple of weeks ago, I finally watched Titanic after two failed attempts in which I fell asleep.
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The Death of a Writer
Jeremy Bowling gasped as he woke up, escaping the clutches of his nightmare.
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July 2025

July Diary
Hello, Obligatory shilling. This month, I wrote at THE ZONE about oikophobia, vaping, right-wing humour, the beauty of Britain, the amoral right, the…
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The Emotional Roots of Cancel Culture
Online algorithms are always trying to wind us up.
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Leonardo Sciascia’s Mistake
The biggest breakthrough in the fight against Cosa Nostra came when Tommaso Buscetta, a high-ranking mobster, turned informant.
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The Amoral Right Gets Its Comeuppance
Was Jeffrey Epstein the leader of an international sex trafficking and blackmail ring or was he just a rich networker and a pervert?
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Britain Is Not Yet Lost
This week I returned from holidaying in England.
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