John Naughton
@jjn1.bsky.social
Academic,newspaper columnist (Observer), blogger (johnnaughton.substack.com), photographer, optimist (despite current state of world), author, co-founder of Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy (mctd.ac.uk) at Cambridge
A paradigm of how to use reasonableness and frankness to counter fanaticism. But sadly, in the current climate in the US it’s unlikely to have much traction, except perhaps as a model of what intelligent discourse would be like in an ideal world.
May 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A paradigm of how to use reasonableness and frankness to counter fanaticism. But sadly, in the current climate in the US it’s unlikely to have much traction, except perhaps as a model of what intelligent discourse would be like in an ideal world.
Yep, it’s sad news. I was the Observer’s TV critic from 1987 to 1995 and I never saw anything he made or produced that I didn’t admire.
May 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Yep, it’s sad news. I was the Observer’s TV critic from 1987 to 1995 and I never saw anything he made or produced that I didn’t admire.
Yes, I’m still writing for the Observer in its latest incarnation. Tortoise is the fifth owner of the paper since I’ve been writing for it. But at the moment it seems difficult to find my stuff on the new site. I think it’s a glitch but…
May 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Yes, I’m still writing for the Observer in its latest incarnation. Tortoise is the fifth owner of the paper since I’ve been writing for it. But at the moment it seems difficult to find my stuff on the new site. I think it’s a glitch but…
Could you post a ‘gift article’ link, perhaps?
April 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Could you post a ‘gift article’ link, perhaps?
Sadly, behind the paywall. Nice essay though.
April 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Sadly, behind the paywall. Nice essay though.
It will no doubt be interesting (as usual) but it’s behind a paywall :-(
February 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
It will no doubt be interesting (as usual) but it’s behind a paywall :-(