Trump's X Files: Close Encounters of the extraterrestrial, political or psychological kind?

On 15 February, Barack Obama, former President of the United States, disclosed in a podcast that aliens are real.

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What is evil?

What is evil?

Feb 15 • Laura Dodsworth

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Twenty Years of Universal Life Celebration

An opinion piece set in the future.

Feb 1 • Laura Dodsworth

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January 2026

Things we are madly wrong about – my dispatch from the frontlines of modern madness

On several of the most important questions of our time, Britain has lost its grip on reality.

Jan 21 • Laura Dodsworth

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Why Budapest Beats London

I used to be one of those English people.

Jan 16 • Laura Dodsworth

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Eat Like Grandma Again – America Reclaims Its Food Pyramid

Last week I wrote about Seven Things to be Happy About This New Year. Thanks to President Trump, we now have an eighth: the new dietary guidelines for…

Jan 8 • Laura Dodsworth

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Seven Things to be Happy About This New Year

You might have noticed that in 2025 I found myself giving in to the typical railing at the state of the nation.

Jan 1 • Laura Dodsworth

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December 2025

Silenced, Smeared, and Still Speaking

A guest post by Dr Clare Craig about her new book, "Spiked: A shot in the dark".

Dec 18, 2025 • Laura Dodsworth

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The sniff test

What we can learn about human psychology from pet dogs

Dec 10, 2025 • Laura Dodsworth

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Slipping Through Our Fingers: How democracy is being eroded

There comes a moment when you realise that something has gone seriously wrong.

Dec 5, 2025 • Laura Dodsworth

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November 2025

Trial by Ordeal in Modern Britain.

I lunched in London yesterday with a group of girlfriends.

Nov 29, 2025 • Laura Dodsworth

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Eighteen Days to Die.

How we lost respect for life, from birth to death and beyond.

Nov 19, 2025 • Laura Dodsworth

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