4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (193+ words) I recently saw a video of my niece standing behind her two-year-old son as he toddled excitedly toward a dandelion, plucked it, and blew it into the air. She talked from behind him about what he was seeing, acknowledging his…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (621+ words) Reports today suggest Andy Burnham has been invited to send ministers to cross-party talks on a private member’s bill which would make marriage and sexual intercourse between first cousins illegal. The bill, tabled by Conservative MP Luke Evans in June,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (645+ words) This week Rachel de Souza, the Children’s Commissioner, has said she fears young people are becoming “intoxicated with extremism” via social media. Under-18s, she argues in a report on children being referred to Prevent, are increasingly fascinated by violence, gore…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (514+ words) UnHerd Anti-rape guidance for asylum seekers is a failure of mass migration “At least some new arrivals need to be told explicitly things most Britons regard as elementary.” Credit: Getty ’Extremist‘ children aren’t Prevent’s biggest problem The British Government has…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1065+ words) Spare us the self-pity UnHerd The twilight of the ladyboss Spare us the self-pity The ultimate Queenager. (The Devil Wears Prada 2/IMDB) In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg suggested that women should think of corporate careers as climbing frames, not ladders:…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (247+ words) New Children’s Laureate Patrice Lawrence. Credit: Getty Newly appointed Children’s Laureate Patrice Lawrence wants to help kids “feel seen, understood and, most importantly, valued”. It’s an admirable sentiment, but Lawrence isn’t a social worker, a counselor or a teacher. Her…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (293+ words) ‘Individuals do not flourish when expectations are low.’ Credit: Getty The problem is that when there is no expectation for people to seek work, it sends out a message that they are incapable of working. To tell an 18-year-old that…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1075+ words) Gen Z is infantilizing itself UnHerd Against ‘toddlercore’ Gen Z is infantilizing itself Lines have proliferated around New York City this summer for Instagram-worthy drinks and desserts. Credit: Getty New Yorkers have always waited in line for culture-defining memories and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1067+ words) Consumerism flattens artistic talent UnHerd The indignity of Gaudí Lego Consumerism flattens artistic talent 'Gaudí’s genius is exalted by a world he would have abhorred.' (Bildagentur-online/Schoening/Universal Images Group/Getty) When asked why his masterpiece, the Sagrada Família church…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1050+ words) UnHerd Can religious families survive liberalism? ‘Fjord’ exposes progressive blind spots The Gheorghiu familiy in the movie 'Fjord' don't find their Norwegian neighbors to be very tolerant. Credit: Cannes Film Festival Fjord — the inspired-by-real-events drama that wowed last month’s Cannes…...