Freddie Sayers talks to Ian Birrell about his latest piece for UnHerd, "China is not the hero in this darkest hour". Read the full article here: https://unherd.com/2020/03/china-is-not-the-hero-in-this-darkest-hour/

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Ian Birrell — The truth about China and Coronavirus

Giles Fraser talks to Adam Rutherford about his new book 'How To Argue With A Racist'.

Adam Rutherford: How To Argue With A Racist

In this UnHerd Debate, Freddie Sayers talks to Peter Franklin and Phillip Blond about whether the Hungarian Prime Minister's dangerous reputation is justified.

Debate: How bad is Viktor Orban?

Freddie Sayers talks to London mayoral hopeful Rory Stewart about Love, romantic Conservatives and how Boris Johnson made him feel like an abused wife.

Rory Stewart on Love, Brexit and Boris Johnson

Freddie Sayers interviews NYT columnist David Brooks about his latest book 'The Second Mountain'. They discuss how to make life – and politics – more meaningful.

David Brooks interview: why social freedom is not a good feeling

In this Short, Peter Franklin and Charlotte Pickles diagnose a generational dissatisfaction. Read the article they discuss: 'What's bugging the Millennials?' https://unherd.com/2019/01/whats-bugging-the-millennials/

Why are Millennials so miserable?

In this Short, Charlotte Pickles and Peter Franklin talk about the renewed interest in taxing the super rich. Given the already high levels of tax avoidance, is there any point in increasing their tax rates? Read the article they discuss: 'The irrelevant debate over the top rate of tax': https://unherd.com/2019/02/the-irrelevant-debate-over-the-top-rate-of-tax/

A taxing time for the super rich

In this Short, Peter Franklin and Charlotte Pickles talk about American aristocracy and why modern meritocracy is anything but fair. Read the article they discuss: 'The most dangerous thing about meritocracy' https://unherd.com/2018/12/the-most-dangerous-thing-about-meritocracy/

The myth of meritocracy

This Short sees Charlotte Pickles and Peter Franklin unpack a paradox: the more we know, the more ignorant we become. Read the article they discuss: 'When eggheads are bigger idiots than meatheads': https://unherd.com/2018/12/why-eggheads-can-be-bigger-idiots-than-meatheads/

The problem with experts

UnHerd columnist Graeme Archer joins Charlotte Pickles and Peter Franklin to discuss how identity politics and the rush to judgement is poisoning debate. Read the two articles behind the Short: 'How politics is poisoning the truth', about the Covington Boys affair: https://unherd.com/2019/01/how-politics-is-poisoning-truth/ 'This age of semiotics is breaking us', about how political appearances are not always as they seem: https://unherd.com/2019/01/this-age-of-semiotics-is-breaking-us/

How politics is poisoning the truth

Giles Fraser joins Charlotte Pickles and Peter Franklin to discuss the UK's broken political system, and whether SDP 2.0 might be the party for the politically homeless. Read the articles they discuss: Could Brexit fix our broken politics? https://unherd.com/2019/01/could-brexit-fix-our-broken-politics/ A party for the politically homeless https://unherd.com/2019/01/a-party-for-the-politically-homeless/

The second coming of the SDP

In this UnPacked Short, Charlotte Pickles and Peter Franklin are joined by UnHerd's US Flyover Editor, Henry Olsen, to discuss the four ways in which the Right has the wrong response to the Left's political correctness.

How political correctness corrupts the Right

In this UnPacked Short, Charlotte Pickles and Peter Franklin are joined by UnHerd's US Editor Henry Olsen to discuss how 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' is a populist tale with relevance today.

Is Donald Trump the Wizard of Oz?

10 years on from the last financial crisis, all but four countries in the OECD have higher debt to GDP ratios than they had in 2008. In this UnHerd Short, Charlotte Pickles and Peter Franklin are joined by UnHerd's US-based flyover editor Henry Olsen, who explains that what we should really be worried about is what comes after the next crash.

The West is one crash from chaos

If populism was about economic insecurity, wouldn't young people be casting protest votes en masse? Instead, when it comes to Right-wing populist parties at least, the older you are the more likely you are to support them. In this UnPacked Short, Peter Franklin and Charlotte Pickles explore the reasons why this might be, and wonder whether loneliness has something to do with it

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