The Dutch submission for Eurovision is a song called ‘Europapa’ by Joost Klein. It’s a cunningly catchy tune accompanied by... more

‘No climate justice on occupied land!’ It was Greta Thunberg who chanted this, together with hundreds of climate activists in... more

To celebrate the end of the year, I’ve again gone through the songs and albums that I’ve played most during... more

How people seem suddenly worried about ‘Artificial Intelligence’! It’s as if massive threats to human flourishing suddenly become acceptable if... more

In December 2010 I was a graduate student at University College London (UCL) working on what felt like an impossible... more

On the 5th of May 2023 the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that the enduring COVID-19 pandemic is now merely... more

As you may have heard, the government of the United Kingdom is trying to pass an Online Safety Bill. This... more

I sent my first tweet on the 17th of June 2009. It contained a six-word description of that afternoon—I was... more

Somewhere in Plato’s work you’ll find an argument against writing. That’s right; writing, as such. Given how important writing is... more

I’ve been thinking recently about what form of political organisation I should put my time and energy in. How can... more