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Why the left must abandon the myth of British decline

The declinist theories championed by Perry Anderson blame the problems of the present on an imagined past.

By David Edgerton

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The spirit of the age: Why the tech billionaires want to leave humanity behind

The spirit of the age: Why the tech billionaires want to leave humanity behind

Bruno Maçães

The internet was built for connection – how did it go so wrong?

The internet was built for connection – how did it go so wrong?

Richard Seymour

The battle for the soul of conservatism

The battle for the soul of conservatism

Emily Jones

The symbolic politics of Judith Butler are all very well, but sometimes reality interjects

The symbolic politics of Judith Butler are all very well, but sometimes reality interjects

Louise Perry

Interviews and profiles

Michael Sandel interview: “Joe Biden has broken with neoliberalism”

Michael Sandel interview: “Joe Biden has broken with neoliberalism”

George Eaton

“Class has dropped out of the feminist picture”: Amia Srinivasan on The Right to Sex

“Class has dropped out of the feminist picture”: Amia Srinivasan on The Right to Sex

Freddie Hayward

How Raymond Williams redefined culture

How Raymond Williams redefined culture

Lola Seaton

Tom Nairn: The prophet of post-Britain

Tom Nairn: The prophet of post-Britain

Rory Scothorne

The long read

Ludwig Wittgenstein: a mind on fire

Ludwig Wittgenstein: a mind on fire

A century after its publication, the philosopher’s Tractatus remains as radical as ever.

The Agora philosophy series

Can comedy change the world?

Can comedy change the world?

Do gender norms enforce a divide between literature and philosophy?

Do gender norms enforce a divide between literature and philosophy?

How much should we trust technology?

How much should we trust technology?

Do we have a duty to read women writers?

Do we have a duty to read women writers?