'In next year’s midterms, Republicans would be wise not to prioritise culture over economics' | Emily Jashinsky unherd.com/newsroom/tru...

There's a good chance that Britain's next government will be a coalition, but voters deserve better than backroom electoral pacts | Peter Franklin unherd.com/newsroom/coa...

In 1996 nearly half the UK tuned in to watch a Christmas special. Today even the biggest shows struggle to hit 10 million, writes Niall Gooch 👇 unherd.com/newsroom/the...

Seymour Hersh exposed My Lai, Abu Ghraib, Watergate. The documentary shows why the next generation of reporters faces far higher barriers, writes Ben Burgis 👇

One grievance is disease control. EU-backed cattle culls for CND are seen by some as a sinister overreaction, writes Olly Haynes 👇

Wikipedia is the invisible editor-in-chief of the internet, shaping Google, Siri, and AI answers. But whose worldview does it actually reflect? Ashley Rindsberg 👇

The US struck Isis in Nigeria last night. But air power alone will not turn the tide against jihadism in West Africa, writes Kyle Orton 👇

St Stephen's Day has always been a day of spectacle and blood. Will this year mark the final ride? | Yuan Yi Zhu 👇

Candlelit carols, quiet prayers, whispered miracles. The sacred still appears in the ordinary, writes Francis Young 👇

Anglican broad-mindedness can feel like incoherence. For some clergy, Catholicism provides clarity and a foundation of truth, writes Dan Hitchens 👇

A pill that silences hunger may also silence signals that deserve attention. The FDA has approved the experimental drug, but history gives no cause for optimism, warns Stella O'Malley 👇

The US has denied a visa to Clare Melford, head of the UK-based Global Disinformation Index (GDI). Washington says the move is part of a wider push against the “global censorship-industrial complex”, reports James Billot 👇

'The inheritance tax reversal is yet another policy that Labour seems unable to carry out' | Adam James Pollock unherd.com/newsroom/lab...

Trump knows he only has a few years left in the most powerful job in the world. The ticking of the clock may explain the urgency with which he is crassly naming public institutions after himself. | Michael Lind

What should filmmakers prioritise when adapting the Odyssey? | Jacob Howland unherd.com/newsroom/don...

‘The sheer scale of the ark is overwhelming.’ | Farahn Morgan unherd.com/2025/12/christmas-in-noahs-ark/

Boiling lobsters alive doesn’t improve the taste or reduce the chances of food poisoning. So why do we still do it? | Julie Bindel

‘The problem, as the novels themselves reveal, is that there are people in the world who have the manners of an angel and the morals of a tomcat.’ | Terry Eagleton unherd.com/2025/12/jane-austen-was-no-romantic/

Police commissioners have announced the end of non-crime hate incidents. But as long as the College of Policing remains a progressive stronghold, officers will feel unsupported | Dominic Adler

‘I engage in various spiritual activities: but none offer the transcendent opportunity of a live concert.’ | Nick Cave unherd.com/2025/12/the-...

Gold and silver hit record prices yesterday. Investors are backing away from fiat currencies | John Rapley

‘The trouble with being chief bro is that eventually a younger, hungrier rival will come along.’ | Mary Harrington unherd.com/2025/12/andrew-tates-bruised-masculinity/

Headlines claim 'God is back' in British politics. But British Christians are politically fragmented, not a unified bloc, writes Niall Gooch👇

Is China cutting its losses in Venezuela? | Miquel Vila

JD Vance has expressed doubt about reaching ’a peaceful resolution’ in Ukraine | Rob Lownie

‘This Christmas, the ghosts of Ozzy Osbourne and Charles Dickens will be rattling their chains in the council offices, aghast at a city that has learnt nothing from historic warnings.’ | Alex Taylor and Tracy King unherd.com/2025/12/birm...

Is historical ignorance to blame for the radicalisation of Gen Z? | Joel Kotkin

‘If there are gatherings of Poles, my son recommends I stay away and watch out for myself.’ | Ian Birrell unherd.com/2025/12/pola...

Ed Miliband is being tipped to take over from Rachel Reeves as chancellor, but giving him the keys to the Treasury would be a disaster | Henry Hill unherd.com/newsroom/vot...

‘JD Vance is acutely sensitive to subterranean political and cultural shifts which until recently only registered on the seismometer known as the internet, but which are starting to remake the world aboveground.’ | Sohrab Ahmari unherd.com/2025/12/jd-v...

A premature alignment with either Farage or Starmer could be costly for Badenoch. Should she be open to a hung parliament? Peter Franklin 👇

Chappelle spent years skewering the Left. Now he’s turning on Trump and his friends, writes Oliver Bateman 👇

Should New York stake its future on gambling? Opening three new casinos will only hasten the city’s spiritual decline, writes Matthew Gasda 👇

The lesson of David Walliams is brutally simple. Moral performance counts more than moral behaviour, writes Josephine Bartosch 👇

Most 'traditional' Christmas ornaments now come from one city in China. Christmas markets have lost their authenticity, writes Loïc Frémond 👇 buff.ly/fPQbHTI

New York’s partisan registration gap sets a high baseline for Democrats. Stefanik never found a mechanism to overcome it, writes Santiago Vidal Calvo 👇

Israel's October 7 commission is at risk of becoming a whitewash. Loyalists will likely shield the prime minister from scrutiny, writes David Swift👇

'Boxing's sport-entertainment barrier has already been breached, and Jake Paul is not the only culprit' | Rob Lownie unherd.com/newsroom/box...

The Democrats are learning the wrong lessons from their defeats to Trump | Michael Baharaeen unherd.com/newsroom/why...

Over 2.6 million questions were reportedly submitted to Putin for his annual press conference today. But one was clearly answered: Russia has no intention of backing out of Crimea | Bethany Elliott

‘The roadman is not only a product of urban super-diversity, he is also born from a void formed by post-industrial decay and anomie.’ | Ralph Leonard unherd.com/2025/12/consider-the-roadman/

‘AI is increasingly turning into a monster when it comes to infrastructure pipelines, and no one wants to end up beholden to anyone’ | Gavin Haynes

'Only the big beasts with big pockets, the law breakers, and the established players will survive.’ | Richard Crampton Platt unherd.com/2025/12/confessions-of-a-failed-restauranteur/

'The inescapable notion that Jews are The Other inspires and allows us to be treated as other-than-human.' | David Mamet unherd.com/2025/12/the-...

The purpose of the now-defunct asset sequestration scheme was to frustrate the Trump administration’s peace efforts. But the EU overplayed its hand | Wolfgang Münchau

‘Progressives are notoriously fond of renaming negatively-coded social practices to make them sound more palatable.' | Kathleen Stock unherd.com/2025/12/theres-no-silver-lining-to-fgm/

The Government's plan to eradicate violence against women is fantasy, not realistic policy | Joan Smith

The American public overwhelmingly supports restrictions on youth gender-affirming care. If Democrats want to win the midterms, they should follow suit | Lisa Selin Davis

Are any of Britain's heritage institutions serious about historical accuracy? | Adam James Pollock unherd.com/newsroom/eng...

‘The likes of Carlson and Fuentes, with their huge online popularity, are more appealing to sections of the Republican base than Ramaswamy is’ | Oliver Bateman