We’re all going to die, but not from AI
We must challenge Silicon Valley’s self-serving warnings of apocalypse
PROSPECT MAGAZINE – NOVEMBER 2026
Tag Archives: Current Affairs
PROSPECT MAGAZINE – AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2026
PROSPECT MAGAZINE: The latest issue features …
Britain’s next generation is all grown up
Young Britons are locked out of housing and jobs and crushed by the cost of living. Marie Le Conte argues that it’s time they were given back their future. Elsewhere, Alona Ferber visits Israel ahead of key elections and Jen Stout reports from Ukraine
Inside the battle to oust Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel is more divided than ever, perpetually at war, a global pariah— and it’s going to the polls. The alternatives may not offer that much hope
Trump’s Anthropic spat has made the case for AI sovereignty
PROSPECT MAGAZINE —— JULY 2026 PREVIEW
A plan for Britain
Labour lacks a philosophy or a plan for government. A few simple changes could transform the country’s fortunes
Political chaos has made Britain the ‘new Italy’
The turnover of prime ministers is high, and expectations for the next one are low
Conservatives and the British Right
Anglofuturism and ‘decline porn’: the Brave New Worlds of the right
PROSPECT MAGAZINE —— JUNE 2026 PREVIEW
The social network in the dock
It is far from proven that social media platforms cause teenagers harm Ethan Zuckerman
The EU’s sweet victory in Hungary
The pro-European forces of liberal democratic virtue not only won when Viktor Orbán was defeated, but smashed it Andrew Adonis
The Iran war has left the UK poorer than it hoped to be
The depopulation bomb about to hit Britain
The new race for space
Here, at last, is Sylvia Plath
Sheila Hancock: I thought I might faint in front of all the Dames
Obituary: A brimful of Asha Bhosle
PROSPECT MAGAZINE —— APRIL 2026 PREVIEW
PROSPECT MAGAZINE – MARCH 2026 PREVIEW
PROSPECT MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Is the party over?’ In his first issue as editor, Philip Collins traces the collapse of traditional British political parties—and what happens next. Jen Stout examines what makes a Ukrainian traitor. Plus: behind the scenes of Ralph Fiennes’ operatic debut
How culture wars hurt the economy
What makes a traitor?
Feminists against progress
From the heart: Ralph Fiennes and the making of ‘Eugene Onegin’
The unknowable Vermeer
What would you give up for happiness?
PROSPECT MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 2025 PREVIEW
PROSPECT MAGAZINE – JULY 2025 POLITICS PREVIEW
Harper’s Magazine – March 2025 Preview
Harper’s Magazine (February 19, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Round Two – Trump’s Futile War Against The Deep State; Listening for the Future of Music; RAchel Cusk on Marin Amis and The Softer Side of American Conspiracy Theories…
Rage Against the Machine
Trump’s second attempt at dismantling the bureaucracy by Andrew Cockburn
New World Symphonies
Listening for the future of music by Matthew Sherrill
Prospect Magazine – March 2025 Preview
PROSPECT MAGAZINE (January 29, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Labour vs Reform’ ; In Defense of Angela Merkel; Is Elon Musk the new Henry Ford…
Labour vs. Reform: the fight for our future
Faragism and Starmerism are fronts in a global struggle between insurgent nationalism and cautious defenders of the old political order. For British democracy to triumph, the prime minister must find his voice
The press lobby is going feral—ignore it
Given the pressures of 24-hour news, lobby journalists cannot plausibly understand policy detail. Their skillset is to nose around and cause trouble
Inside the supply chain: my week on a container ship
Vessels like the Timca are the unnoticed worker ants of our global economy, bringing us the cheap food, clothes and household items we
