John Gee

The thinking embraced by Jamie (left), the boy at the heart of “Adolescence”, is part of a much wider grievance culture.
LIFE & CULTURE

Beyond Adolescence

WITH its story of a boy accused of murdering a girl after his mind is poisoned through his social media reading, the...

Hand-drawn signs in a school in the US. A serious drive to counter drug abuse needs to prioritise tackling demand.

Tariffs and the US’ fentanyl problem

THE tariffs that US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap on his country’s three largest trading partners have been justified, in...

There is very likely a long-term, if more unpredictable, future for the superhero film, but if so, it will more likely be ensured by the old skills of quality writing, interesting storylines and well-acted, engaging heroes and villains.

Superheroes checked

Where it once made moviegoers believe “a man can fly!”, CGI no longer dazzles these days, especially if the film’s script and...

A billboard in New York showing US presidential election odds on Nov 6. Data from the elections suggests that there is a substantial section of the American public that does not feel a strong affiliation to one or other of the traditional heavyweight parties.

US election points to growing public alienation

More Americans chose not to vote than cast their ballot for Trump or Harris

If Labour Party leader Keir Starmer becomes prime minister, he may assume he has a mandate that he does not really possess, if much of the electorate voted to kick the Tories out rather than being drawn to Labour.

Britain votes

IN BRITAIN, there’s a time in late summer when media people talk about being in the “silly season”. That’s when there does...

Any nationalists who tried to advocate a wholesale rejection of “foreign” dietary elements would surely be met with both condemnation and ridicule.
THE BROAD VIEW

Even hardcore nationalists would have no appetite for taking foreign food off the menu

Nationalism seems to be on the rise – but a thought experiment shows how absurd its underpinnings are

The sovereign citizen movement represents a form of extreme individualism, in which a person owes no obligations to the rest of society.

The absurdity of ‘sovereign citizens’

IN SINGAPORE, there have been at least three recent legal cases where a defendant has claimed to be a “sovereign citizen”. This...

Customers queue up to buy cannabis at the Highland Cafe on the first day of it being removed from the narcotics list under Thai law in Bangkok, Thailand, June 9, 2022.
THE BROAD VIEW

Winning the war against drug abuse

SOME 500,000 people die each year from drug abuse, says the World Health Organization. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

One early mistake in the Covid-19 outbreak was the failure to freeze international travel from the outset.
THE BROAD VIEW

Epidemic preparedness: No template

WITH the World Health Organisation saying that the end of the Covid pandemic is within sight and most anti-pandemic measures globally having...