Utter destruction. The Russian army’s wiping another Ukrainian city off the map. Chasiv Yar, once a peaceful little spot with a great swimming hole and surrounded by fields, is Russia’s latest target. This is happening while Republicans block military aid.

And a significant drop like this in tourism means significant drops for music festivals, concerts, theatre, dance etc alongside the hospitality industry. The knock-on effects of The Great Con will get worse over time, not better.

“This reads like it’s been translated from German.”

(Despite my surname, I don’t speak German!)

A straightforward and unacceptable act of censorship. Her article sucks, but that’s life in a free society where profs have academic freedom. The school says it’s launching an investigation. There is nothing to investigate.

From start to finish.

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This is shocking. Read the blog. Agree, disagree, I did both. There is nothing there beyond the bounds of argument.

Ferrari pit stops in 600 BC:

The achievements of Harold Wilson, the latest claims about his private life and how, too often, women in this period are defined by their relationships with men.

My take, as Harold’s biographer, in the Sunday Times The Times and The Sunday Times👇
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Main result of our paper - football games lead to an increase in domestic abuse when perpetrators consume alcohol and games are scheduled early ⬇️

This is fewer true than you think.

(Although I am sad and lonely!)

6/ But given the threats made by Russian officials against Finland, Sweden, the Baltics and other nations, the cost of not resourcing a “defeat Russia in Ukraine” strategy may be far greater in the long run, should Russia defeat Ukraine.

I’ve been taking a a Twitter break, partly due to illness, partly to exhaustion, and partly due to other factors.

However, Russia’s escalation-attempting to render Ukraine uninhabitable by destroying electricity infrastructure-has me worried /1

Express poll on leaving ECHR really needs a wider audience

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Leaving ECHR would be hugely damaging to UK reputation & its people
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Excellent response by Nancy Fraser to the shameful actions of the University of Cologne/Köln.

Fascinating thread!

Denial.

My favorite behavioral experiment covered in The WEIRDest People in the World:

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