Lionel Shriver in Spiked celebrates the sudden stalling-out of wokism in U.S. workplaces, educational institutions and ordinary conversation. The toppling of the Democratic Party in the recent U.S. elections, Shriver believes, is enabling society to shake itself out of the decade-old woke spell. While warning that the task ahead remains vast and the risks steep, Shriver dares to be optimistic.
The Science of Personal Self-Destruction
During the recent power blackouts in Spain, police raided a home containing three dishevelled – and triple-masked – children who hadn’t left the house since the pandemic lockdowns began. The parents are now in jail. At SteynOnline, the great Mark Steyn points out that the weird duo were actually “following the science” to its logical – and self-destructive – conclusion, and asks why the leaders who imposed such measures to begin with aren’t the ones behind bars.