My take on the well-intentioned but nevertheless reductive 'anti-racist' reading lists. (Plus some sprinkling of Nabokov, of course) youngfabians.org.uk/the_side_effec…

A story I wrote earlier in the year has finally been published! I apologise in advance for creating someone like William Richardson (trust me, you can't hate him as much as I do.) almamagazines.com/fiction-and-po…

A susceptibility to internet untruths is ubiquitous; the decisions made by Silicon Valley and our governments will define our political landscape for a decade. My piece in Areo

New study sheds light on conspiracy beliefs: When evidence conflicts with people's moral commitments, they follow their morals, AND they think this is the right way to think. Belonging matters more than being right. (Cusimano & Lombrozo 2021) sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire just about edges out its sibling Lolita for my all-time fav book. I've always found this little illustration addressed to his wife in the first edition of the novel especially lovely. #WorldBookDay

Read Thomas Sowell.