What affects us affects cats
On February 21, 2026, The Times reported that Ukraine is not losing its war against Vladimir Putin. President Volodymyr Zelensky is quoted as saying this month: “We are not losing.” Ukraine may not be losing, but neither is it winning. Nor, therefore, is Russia. The war has settled into a grinding stalemate. Both sides …
For as long as humans have been able to wonder, we’ve asked the same question: What happens after we die? Religions offer visions of heaven, reincarnation, or spiritual continuation. Science, on the other hand, is often seen as coldly dismissive of anything resembling an afterlife. But what if that divide is artificial? What if …
Sir Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life, or so the newspapers say. And there is truth in that. There are many reasons for his difficulties, not least a series of questionable decisions and what appears to be weak managerial control over both his government and his party. But I have a theory …
