Why I Don’t Know What My Favourite Book Is
"What's your favourite book?" It should be a simple question for someone like me, but it really isn't.
What is this “rules-based international order” you speak of?
Stop lamenting the demise of a system that never existed, and start imagining what it would be like if rich nations really did play by the rules.
No, RSS isn’t dead!
Why a technology that many people seem to think is obsolete may actually be perfect for these times.
The Shelf of Trump
What if we could extract a creative and inspiring new reading project from the man at the centre of the dark times we're living through?
Bookselling Is Not a Crime
Join bookshops around the world to celebrate the right to read freely.
Pluralistic Ignorance and Climate Change
How can most people support serious action on climate change and yet continue to believe we are in the minority? The answer: pluralistic ignorance.
Prevent Prevent
How a system designed to identify potential terrorists is catching innocent people and destroying freedom of speech.
I’ve forgotten how to blog
How to write a blog post when the world is disintegrating around you.
It’s Just a Few Bad Apples
Welcome to another of my occasional rants about the use and misuse of the English language. Previous entries have included people who talk about their bandwidth and the irritating habit of writing “See what I did there?” after a pun.…