Over at UnHerd , I wrote about the late OJ Simpson’s first afterlife — his posthumous run as a poster unherd.com/newsroom/o-j-s…

'If the November election comes down to a referendum on the economy, Biden looks sunk. His only hope is to tell a story persuading people that while the present is difficult, the future under him will get brighter.' My essay in today's unherd unherd.com/2024/04/is-joe…

Sam Harris said Jihadists are worse than Nazis, arguing that religious fervour made their ideology more dangerous.

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“The Fed is not a data-driven institution anymore. It is dictating policy based on the political cycle. This is a disaster for Britain. It means that mortgage-holders must now reckon with the fact that their repayments are set in line with the economy, but the Democratic Party.”

Almost two years afterwards, Salman Rushdie is set to give his first TV interview since his near-fatal stabbing.

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'Younger generations, who did not live through the immediacy of his murder trial, found Simpson’s transition to a social media personality less jarring.'

Why did Gen Z like O.J. Simpson, asks Oliver Bateman Does the Work 👇 buff.ly/3W0m7u1

Is climate change really causing amnesia in Iceland?

Tom Chivers reviews the latest pop-science dud: 👇
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'O.J. Simpson's social media presence serves as a striking modern-day reflection of how legacy and infamy intermingle in the digital age.'

Oliver Bateman Does the Work on the late athlete and criminal's attempts at an online comeback 👇 buff.ly/3W0m7u1

America is leading UK central bankers by the nose.

The Bank of England is in thrall to the US political cycle, writes Philip Pilkington 👇 buff.ly/3Jd2kjp

The future of the Right isn’t the conservatism of G.K. Chesterton – it’s an embrace of the high-tech futurism of Elon Musk or Peter Thiel.

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‘It would be delusional to hope that these people will ever genuinely admit their roles in the scandal.’

Julie Bindel on the Cass Report’s cowardly converts: 👇
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Ironically, Joe Biden has unleashed a renewable energy boom that will mostly help firmly Republican states.

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'Joker was a character study...of an archetype that has been with us since the advent of modern society: the alienated and socially disconnected man prone to ressentiment.'

My latest for UnHerd in the wake of the trailer of Joker 2: Folie à Deux

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Is the US Federal Reserve pushing lower interest rates to win Joe Biden the election?

The looming return of Donald trump has spooked policymakers, writes Philip Pilkington 👇 buff.ly/3Jd2kjp

'Theirs is a political subculture with optimism and a story about the future, two traits that go a long way in politics.'

Mary Harrington on the rise of the right-wing progressives. unherd.com/2024/04/the-fu…

The conversation around incels has moved on since the first Joker film.

Will the sequel be sympathetic, asks Ralph Leonard 👇 buff.ly/4awgLea

Is climate change harming our brains?

No more than moving house or getting a divorce, writes Tom Chivers: 👇
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Young Right-wingers mostly want one thing: a strongman leader with good social media game.

Mary Harrington: 👇
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2019's Joker stirred a public debate about sympathy for incels.

Ralph Leonard on whether the sequel will inspire similar controversy 👇 buff.ly/4awgLea

Has Wes Streeting really changed his mind on the transgender issue?

Julie Bindel isn’t convinced: 👇
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