Is ‘Man the Hunter’ a Myth?
A paper published last year claimed to debunk the "myth" of man the hunter, arguing that women play an "instrumental role" in hunting in traditional societies. The only problem is that the paper appears to be flawed.
A paper published last year claimed to debunk the "myth" of man the hunter, arguing that women play an "instrumental role" in hunting in traditional societies. The only problem is that the paper appears to be flawed.
The verdict in the trial of officer Blake suggests that Kaba was killed in lawful self-defence. And there’s no evidence that police are disproportionately killing black people due to racism.
The Telegraph reports that US officials pressured Labour into handing over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Advocates of the 'special relationship' need to wake up and smell the vassal status.
We have a situation where there are two major Right-leaning parties and they refuse to work together. Unfortunately, this is a recipe for disaster in the first-past-the-post electoral system.
The journalist Aaron Bastani has argued that conservatives who oppose mass immigration into Europe should also oppose Western military interventions in the Middle East. But is the premise of this argument true?
When the Tories came to power in 2010, the maximum operational capacity of the prison system was 90,000. After 14 years in government, it was still 90,000 – despite population growth of more than 5 million people.
Churchill was not “the chief villain of the Second World War”. But this doesn't mean he's immune from criticism. One decision that has long plagued his legacy is the alliance he formed with Joseph Stalin.
What’s happened in Europe over the last ten years is simple. A sizeable number of voters wanted less immigration but none of the mainstream parties represented them. Populist parties came in to fill the gap.
Who are the biggest losers from tax haven? In short, it’s high-tax European countries like the UK. Productive activity that generates profits takes place in the UK, and then the profits get taxed in Ireland.
The evidence is too messy to say that one particular demographic group is consistently favoured or disfavoured by the criminal justice system. There are certainly examples of bias, but they don’t generalise.
A shocking poll has found that at least a third of Brits endorse political violence against immigrants. However, there are several reasons to believe this is a substantial overestimate.
158 academics have signed a letter calling for NATO to admit Ukraine. But they don't address the crucial question of when Ukraine should be admitted: now, or once the war is over. Neither option is straightforward.
