James Alexander

The botanical brigade's bid to erase 'caffra' from plant names exposes the absurdity of trying to decolonise language, says Dr James Alexander.

What's Keir Starmer's greatest achievement to date? Well, it's not exactly a crowded field, says Prof James Alexander, but coining the phrase "Heineken phrase" would get his vote. Probably.

Politics professor James Alexander reviews two recent philosophical attacks on political lying and finds, funnily enough, that it's only lies by Right-wing politicians they object to.

Are we are all Whigs now, asks Prof James Alexander. "If any historical time looks like ours it is the Whig era of Walpole, when the entire system was tied up in 'establishments' and nets of corruption."

Prof James Alexander takes a look at the online tools and games developed by regime psychologists ostensibly to help identify 'misinformation' but really, he thinks, to train the next generation of Thought Police.

Prof James Alexander reviews Christopher Beckwith's The Scythian Empire, naming it his book of the year for its thesis that scepticism and other key philosophical developments came from one remarkable ancient people.

Who won the debate? The Guardian says Harris, naturally. But Prof James Alexander isn't so sure. Was it Trump, or both, or neither, or even Nick Clegg? How do you win a debate like that anyway?

Anti-immigration campaigner Tommy Robinson is labelled "far-Right" by the media, but he calls himself a "centrist". Should we believe him, asks Professor James Alexander.

Is corporate music making us more compliant? In the 1960s, the music led to the money, says James Alexander. Since then, the money has been making the music to the same four chords, and it's all been downhill.

Prof James Alexander delves into the Left-wing literature that sees Covid lockdowns as a blueprint for addressing the 'climate crisis', both inspired by Lenin's totalitarian 'war communism'.

Politics professor James Alexander tries to unravel the Left's twisted reasoning whereby it accuses people on the Right of being divisive and, for that reason, says they're beyond the pale.

Politics professor James Alexander examines the sinking of the Bayesian from a Bayesian perspective. What were the odds?