“Human beings are not an undifferentiated mass, or fungible, swappable units. We are not widgets in a well-oiled machine. We are not purely driven by economic incentives, or resources to be redistributed to balance a spreadsheet.”

With net migration expected to add millions to the UK population within the next decade, Connor Tomlinson examines this demographic shift in detail. Criticizing the “conservatives” who encouraged this excessive influx, he explains why mass migration should not be a glorifiable solution to issues such as declining birth rates. For a nation to truly prosper, its leaders must look beyond the numbers.

On episode nine of the Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast, Ayaan sits down with Rob Henderson to discuss the origins of luxury beliefs. As the writer who coined this widely-adopted term, Rob presented a sharp case for how this ideology harms the working classes in Western nations. Together, they cover the campus protests, the future of universities and mass migration, and speak about Rob’s personal history of escaping poverty and maintaining moral courage throughout his career.

“Do not forget the name of Salwan Momika. Like that of Theo van Gogh, his story is emblematic of Western compliance with the Islamic persecution of Christians and the Sharia-led norms being adopted by progressive language and laws. The grotesque, topsy-turvy order of priorities adopted by Western nations in response to asylum-seekers from the developing world led to his murder. Sweden is compliant is in its own destruction.”

In his latest piece, Edward McLaren explores the ongoing gap between AI’s impressive capabilities and its lack of genuine human-like consciousness. Drawing on some intriguing experiments, his essay addresses a question that many of us ponder: will AI remain merely as a helpful tool, or will sentience soon emerge?