This is grim. From the JC: One in five university students in the UK would be reluctant to share a flat with a Jewish peer, according to research that found “antisemitism has become normalised” on British campuses over the past two and a half years. Almost half of students (47 per cent) polled said they had seen…

Rachel Rooney, the children’s writer demonised by the publishing world for her gender-critical views, is interviewed in the Telegraph: “This is the book that ended my career,” says Rachel Rooney, holding a copy of My Body is Me, a picture book for three to six-year-olds published in 2019. You could not find a more innocuous, inclusive…

Jonathan Sacerdoti, in the Spectator, on the Iran war: This is not simply another American intervention abroad, nor merely another “forever war” of Western imperialism. The Iranian regime is more than an authoritarian state pursuing narrow interests. Its ruling doctrine fuses revolutionary Shi’a theology with a militant anti Western worldview forged in the intellectual currents…

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A reminder.

Shmuel Bar, Israeli researcher and former intelligence officer, interviewed at Quillette Q: Some observers have described the Islamic Republic as an octopus that reached around with its tentacles for 47 years. SB: Yes, but it has lost many of its arms. Hamas is out, or almost out. Hezbollah is almost out. The Houthis are on the ropes.…

An article from Jamie Paul in Persuasion argues that the the trans movement – in America – moved too fast. People weren’t ready. Hence the current backlash: In the span of three years, trans activism became not only the beneficiary of an infusion of cash and support from gay rights groups, but it was also…

Nimco Ali, chief executive of the Five Foundation which campaigns against female genital mutilation, on the Hamas rapes on October 7th and after. The evidence is overwhelming. Women were raped. Bodies were mutilated. One survivor described hiding for hours while hearing women around her screaming as they were assaulted. Others have spoken about sexual abuse…

Hadley Freeman on David Lammy’s cynical invocation of rape victims to push through his scheme for cutting back on jury trials: Rape is notoriously hard to prosecute, but it’s decidedly dubious to tie that 60 per cent to the backlogs in the courts. “Delays pre-charge or a change of mind pre-charge can’t be blamed on…