Is the religious right shifting?
The demographics of the United States and Europe suggest the left and right alike will feel the need to enlist support beyond Judeo-Christian boundaries
Society
Tuesday
What folklore can teach us about our online lives
Like fairyland and the astral plane, the online world is navigable only if you learn its rules
Why people are falling in love with chatbots
The social media platform Reddit now features a community entitled MyBoyfriendIsAI, with around 20,000 members
Can stablecoins make America the crypto capital of the world?
If the dollar dominates stablecoins, America could dominate global finance for centuries
Polite society is a thing of the past
Table talk in London these days is so relentlessly gloomy that we need some irreverent juvenile banter to lighten things up
Sunday
Wikipedia’s harmful untruths
You must treat Wikipedia not as the final word, but as a cleverly illustrated propaganda pamphlet
Saturday
The celebrity guide to selective outrage
Artists were once dangerous to tyrants, their art was truth-telling to power
The joke’s on Dave Chappelle
The Riyadh Comedy Festival bought compliance not comedy
Friday
‘Media Literacy’ and the decline of Woke
The left has entirely abandoned even the pretense of postmodern skepticism
Thursday
In pictures: The Spectator’s hard-hat party
Exciting times at The Spectator’s new NoMad office
Wednesday
Why does Pope Leo think immigration is a pro-life issue?
Many US bishops and cardinals have been vocal in their criticisms of immigration policy
The Spectator’s evening with model and actress Keeley Hazell
Guests gathered at Palo Gallery for a fun and festive evening
Sunday
The Christian school revival
School voucher scheme has seen enrollment in private Christian schools rise dramatically
Saturday
Will America outlaw Sharia law?
The Council on American Islamic Relations claims Sharia is protected
Friday
An evening celebrating the launch of Taki’s memoir
Toasting The Spectator’s celebrated High Life columnist long-awaited memoir
Tuesday
Why tech leaders are obsessing over Heaven and Hell
Mavens argue that Silicon Valley’s engineers should see their work as part of a greater divine plan
The inadequate response of Christian leaders to Charlie Kirk’s death
On the day of the assassination, the Pope tweeted not about Charlie, truth, or martyrdom, but about migrants
How the Democratic party became the party of the aggrieved
The Democrats are stone deaf, their hearing destroyed by their own high-decibel shouts and screams against the Great Sauron in the White House
Monday
Jimmy Kimmel is back
But let the public – not the FCC – decide what to watch
Did the Jews kill Charlie Kirk?
Anti-Semitic conspiratorialism has gone mainstream among large swathes of the American electorate