Hello, and welcome to Veridaze.
I’m glad you found your way here.
I write about politics, philosophy, and the slow unravelling of reality — in particular, how truth became tribal, language slippery, and the West quietly lost faith in its own foundations.
Veridaze is my attempt to make sense of it all. Or at least to wave a small flag of clarity in the fog.
The principle here is simple: truth over tribe. A willingness to follow ideas wherever they lead, even when it’s unfashionable, uncomfortable, or likely to get you shouted at online.
I also write about art, literature, and the deeper patterns of thought that shape our lives. If it helps me think more clearly or see the world with sharper eyes, I put it here.
I do have convictions, but they weren’t handed to me by any political tribe. I believe in intellectual freedom, open inquiry, and the old Enlightenment habit of asking awkward questions. I’m sceptical of utopias, wary of the word “progress”, and under no illusion that history is on anyone’s side.
Still, reasoned debate, moral seriousness, and truth pursued in good faith seem worth defending. Especially now, when so many people would rather signal than think.
Many of these essays began life in the comment threads of The Times, so if you’ve wandered in from there — perhaps mid-disagreement — feel free to subscribe. I’m always up for a proper argument.
P.S. I’ve just moved over to Substack from another platform, so forgive me if I publish a whole bunch of articles at once — they weren’t all written in a single weekend.
June 20, 2025
