Who are the new jihadis?
The author analyses information available about terrorist attackers today and evaluates the theory that they are “violent nihilists who adopt Islam, rather than religious fundamentalists who turn to violence”.
Serial Killers Should Fear This Algorithm
A former data journalist has pooled information about thousands of murders and sought to identify hitherto undiscovered links between them.
The Age of Outrage
Private Eye editor Ian Hislop is the author of this essay on ‘the death of debate’ and what it is doing to our society.
The Party That Wants To Make Poland Great Again
The ruling Law and Justice party in Poland appears to be dismantling several critical aspects of democratic government, whilst promising a brighter future based on the twin foundations of faith and patriotism.
The Uncounted
The risk posed by drug resistant infections is grave, but incidences are not being recorded properly – this investigative piece seeks to uncover the reality of the situation.
The Day We Discovered Our Parents Were Russian Spies
Donald Heathfield and Tracey Foley’s two sons believed their parents were affluent, highly educated Canadians, who happened to live and work in America. In fact, they were Russian spies who had been deep undercover for several decades.
The Untold Story of Otto Warmbier, American Hostage
A piece diving deep into the tragic story of an American student, arrested after a guided tour of North Korea, sentenced to 15 years hard labour, and released after diplomatic intervention only to die a few days after his return.
Inside the OED: can the world’s biggest dictionary survive the internet?
A study of the history of the dictionary and the evolving work of lexicographers in the internet age.
The Rock Solid History of Concrete
The little considered history of the material that “made the modern world possible” and its roots in Roman civilisation.