How have we reached the point where academics have to publish papers anonymously in order to avoid being cancelled? Today's chat with Mike Graham on TalkRADIO concerned how an inability to research or even discuss certain issues (especially intelligence) has led to a situation where scholars are at real risk if they try. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auEcrgQ1MnE

How did the UK get here with Brexit? Why has it all gone so wrong? Building on a piece published by US outlet 'Law & Liberty' (link below), today's podcast attempts to get some of the way to the bottom of Brexit. https://www.lawliberty.org/2019/06/19/brexplaining-the-uk-future/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwZSRgZ7FBU

Are social media companies publishers? Should they be treated as publishers in law? I'm publishing this eight-minute teaser in advance of a longer podcast on the legal issues swirling around social media entities exercising the sort of editorial control publishers do while not being treated, in law, as publishers. This issue has generated an enormous amount of heat and not much light, which I've addressed in this month's Standpoint Magazine (on newsstands now). What I say here is a companion to my article: https://standpointmag.co.uk/issues/june-2019/baked-in-bias/ The full podcast will be up on Saturday or Sunday.

A variety of topics on my @talkRADIO spot with Mike Graham - the Dominic Cummings v Matt Hancock showdown, the problem of trying to restrict access to healthcare on the basis of behaviour, and Australia-UK trade. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52YRgSczv5o