Things Fell Apart: Jon Ronson Explores The Culture Wars
The author and broadcaster explores how we reached our current state of extreme tribal division over everything in a new podcast series.
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Christian Parents Are Still Terrified Of Iron Maiden
Mentally unbalanced Christians demand a school principal is removed from her position because of ‘Satanic Imagery’.
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Hey, Media: Stop Thinking That Twitter Trending Means Anything
The disproportionate importance given to whatever a small number of people are discussing on social media is something that needs to end.
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GB News And The Outrage Publicists
If something upsets and offends you, perhaps it isn’t the smartest idea in the world to keep on promoting it through angry tweets.
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The Rise of Sensitive Authoritarianism
The silencing of dissent – and why more government powers to control speech are the last thing we need.
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Reframing Hollywood: The Moral Superiority Of Finding Everything Problematic
The ignoble desire to find every old movie offensive and dangerous is the classic sign of the censorial belief that you know better than everyone else.
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Never Explain, Never Apologise
Apologising for expressing your honestly-held opinions is a very bad idea, no matter how unpopular they might be.
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The Silencing Of Dangerous Ideas: Britain’s Shameful Free Speech History Is Not About To Change
The UK government’s sudden and selective embrace of free speech is a little hard to swallow.
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Why The Past Matters
The Critical Drinker’s passionate defence of the art of yesterday, no matter how much it clashes with current ideas.
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Bad people make great art, and it is important that we learn to separate the two.
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The Scourge Of The Online Activist
Why are armchair activists able to destroy the lives of others for fun and profit?
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