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Closing the (nonexistent) intoxication loophole in rape law will all but guarantee life-ruining allegations of rape against people who do no wrong.
Urgently must-read essay.
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The “Cornell 7” story presents a case study in the law working as it should.
To weigh the underlying facts is to understand why there is no "loophole" in the law at all.
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I wrote my first piece for Unherd, about the reasons "closing the voluntary intoxication loophole" is unwise and legally problematic. Give it a read!
A dangerous rewrite of rape law.
Proud to have @JeninYounesEsq in UnHerd arguing against the proposed "reform" of New York rape law prompted by the Cornell 7 case.
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Closing the so-called intoxication loophole in New York r*pe law is a terrible idea that would put sexual partners in an impossible position --- and all but guarantee life-ruining allegations of rape against people who do no wrong.
✍️ @JeninYounesEsq
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A dangerous rewrite of rape law.
Proud to have @JeninYounesEsq in UnHerd arguing against the proposed "reform" of New York rape law prompted by the Cornell 7 case.
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"Norm is the rare Netflix product that contributes to culture, and should be talked about and shared."
"The obvious irony is that it probably won’t be, and will, like Macdonald’s own career, attract a small audience of reverent fans."
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‘There is no real way to live cheaply and under the radar for a long time, developing craft and insight. Make or break is implied from the beginning.’
Read @FOMO_sacer on why there could never be another Norm Macdonald👇
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Norm Macdonald had an uncanny ability to shine a light on the human condition.
But social media culture means modern comedians could never achieve that introspection, writes @FOMO_sacer 👇
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Riots are bad, obviously. But France has not "fallen", any more than America "fell" during the Summer of Floyd: unherd.com/2026/10/france-ha…
‘MAGA Republicans are not really in a position to pick up the Jewish vote, and what we can expect is a period of homelessness.’
American Jews are abandoning the Democrats, but aren’t moving to the Right. Sam Kahn 👇
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Inflation is here to say.
Over the past decade, voters across the developed world demanded an end to neoliberal globalization.
Supply shocks, choke points, high prices --- these are the unintended price.
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The flimsier a position is, the more an argument is "won" with sheer insults and abuse. @Nikos_Mohammadi for @unherd wrote a Jane Doe skeptical editorial for his campus paper and there has been a mass uprising.
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I wrote about 'virtue hoarding' & vanguardism in the 21st Century, from protestors in NYC, accusing Mamdani of genocide, to pro-mask zealots at the Last Ditch bar.
Vanguardism used to mean leading the masses; now it often means looking down at them.
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‘Anti-Zionism is increasingly becoming not only a viable political position on the Left but a litmus test for ideological purity.’
Read Sam Kahn on why American Jews are fleeing the Democrats 👇
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Ed Davey has said proportional representation is his price for a coalition pact with Labour.
But electoral reform would harm both parties, argues @LeeDavidEvansUK 👇
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Nikos Mohammadi, our academic fellow at UnHerd, published an essay in a Columbia student paper gently questioning the Current Thing narrative on Cornell.
Now he's facing an old-school cancelation. Even the "Committee on Open Discourse" has condemned him. unherd.com/2026/10/do-my-cla…
Vanguardism has seemingly become an end in itself. If virtue can only be hoarded so long as it is a minority position, then once mainstream opinion shifts towards you, you have to move once more.
That is what is most striking about labelling Mamdani a Zionist, or declaring that Caroline Lucas should be expelled from the Green Party. It is precisely because power has made concessions, and the Left has made very real gains that the anger is directed at allies instead.
If you’ve ever wondered why some on the Left can’t “take the win”, the concept of virtue hoarding should help explain why.
Read more from @AaronBastani
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Ed Davey has signalled that the Lib Dems would join a coalition with Labour.
The pact would cost the party its core voter base, writes @LeeDavidEvansUK 👇
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Not long to go until: The case for re-enchantment🪽
Tickets are selling fast, so don't miss your chance to see @holland_tom and @malcolmguite in an enlightening live dialogue on Arthurian legend, myth-making and the task of re-enchantment.
📅Friday 27 November
📍Emmanuel Centre, London
⏰Discussion starts 7pm
🎟️Book now: club.unherd.com/event/the-ca…
Inflation is here to say.
Over the past decade, voters across the developed world demanded an end to neoliberal globalization.
Supply shocks, choke points, high prices --- these are the unintended price.
unherd.com/2026/10/why-democ…