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Democracy

The Machine That Ate Democracy

The evidence is now overwhelming: social media's business model is structurally hostile to democratic health. The question is what, if anything, we intend to do about it.

16 January 2026 · Dr Matt Kneale · 13 min read

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Politics

The Ice After the Fire: Why Caracas Was Just the Warm-Up for Nuuk

Yesterday's raid on Venezuela shattered the norms of sovereignty. Now the world is looking at the Arctic, where Donald Trump's covetous eye has long been fixed.

4 January 2026 · Dr Matt Kneale · 9 min read

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Medicine

Friend or Foe?

An exhausted Wednesday, a falsified record and a five-month suspension. The case of 'Dr E' exposes a regulator designed to hunt bad apples but which may only be crushing the …

1 January 2026 · Dr Matt Kneale · 7 min read