Nick Cohen
The enduring value of the political heretic
Reviled insiders such as socialist opponents of Corbyn or anti-Trump Republicans can provide a useful guide through the mire of our times
The road to hell for the mentally incapacitated
The weasel words of disability rights may be well-intentioned, but they mask institutional cruelty and deprive caring parents of their say
Modern extremism: this time it’s personal
In Britain, Europe and the US, extremists of the Right and Left use vicious ad hominem attacks to boost their populist appeal
Holier than thou: the hypocrisy of the zealot
Corbyn and Trump supporters are more alike than they think: both legitimise hatred in defence of the cause, but dread the enemy within
England will sink giggling into the sea
‘There is nothing comfortable or comforting about modern British history’
Damage and disillusion
‘Among large sections of the middle class, the belief in British good fortune and British good sense has vanished. Politically, I cannot see where their anger goes’
Heathens and heretics
‘Virtually everyone I know is engaged in arguments about whether it is worth staying with either main party’
The joy of virtual sex
Can society stand by and allow the technology that allows people to simulate sex with their neighbour?
Extremism is good business
Promoting demagogues of Left and Right makes for increased ratings but is bad for democracy
Moral cowardice of conservatives
Eurosceptics lacked the integrity to acknowledge the consequences of leaving the EU’s single market
The slippery slope to death by doctor’s order
The Royal College of Physicians’ decision to end its opposition to assisted dying is morally indefensible and gives a green light to activists
The road to hell for the mentally incapacitated
The weasel words of disability rights may be well-intentioned, but they mask institutional cruelty and deprive caring parents of their say