Best of OffG

BEST OF OFFG: “JFK and the War on Our Heroes”

Kit Knightly Republished as part of our ‘Best Of’ series, revisiting some of OffG’s Pre-Covid editorials – either because they help remind us of important realities easily overlooked nowadays, or because they take on added significance in a ‘post-covid’ world. The assassination of JFK has been a deeply personal issue for me since I was …

BEST OF OffG: “Right to Die…or Right to Kill?”

Kit Knightly Republished as part of our ‘Best Of’ series, revisiting some of OffG’s Pre-Covid editorials – either because they help remind us of important realities easily overlooked nowadays, or because they take on added significance in a ‘post-covid’ world. The Guardian had been regularly pushing legalising euthanasia for months when I wrote this response …

BEST OF OFFG: “There is no American Deep State…it just looks like there is”

Kit Knightly Republished as part of our ‘Best Of’ series, revisiting some of OffG’s Pre-Covid editorials – either because they help remind us of important realities easily overlooked nowadays, or because they take on added significance in a ‘post-covid’ world. I picked this piece for the Best of OffG for two reasons: Firstly, the synchronised …

BEST OF OFFG: “Wikipedia Slashes Spanish Flu Death Rate”

Catte Black Republished as part of our ‘Best Of’ series, revisiting some of OffG’s Pre-Covid editorials – either because they help remind us of important realities easily overlooked nowadays, or because they take on added significance in a ‘post-covid’ world. As early as February 2020, when Covid was still just “the coronavirus”, there was sustained …

BEST OF OFFG: “Free speech, censorship & the right to be wrong…”

Catte Black Republished as part of our ‘Best Of’ series, revisiting some of OffG’s Pre-Covid editorials – either because they help remind us of important realities easily overlooked nowadays, or because they take on added significance in a ‘post-covid’ world. Catte’s article has taken on a new context and new significance in the age of …

BEST OF OFFG: “Luke Harding: the hack who came in from the cold”

Catte Black Republished as part of our ‘Best Of’ series, revisiting some of OffG’s Pre-Covid editorials – either because they help remind us of important realities easily overlooked nowadays, or because they take on added significance in a ‘post-covid’ world. Picked because no “Best of OffG” section could ever be complete without at least some …

BEST OF OFFG: “Questions you aren’t supposed to ask about ISIS”

Catte Black Republished as part of our ‘Best Of’ series, revisiting some of OffG’s Pre-Covid editorials – either because they help remind us of important realities easily overlooked nowadays, or because they take on added significance in a ‘post-covid’ world. Do you remember 2015? It seems more than six years ago. Do you remember when …

BEST OF OFFG: “The Guardian’s Latest Attempts at PR for the Ukraine Nazis”

Catte Black Republished as part of our ‘Best Of’ series, revisiting some of OffG’s Pre-Covid editorials – either because they help remind us of important realities easily overlooked nowadays, or because they take on added significance in a ‘post-covid’ world. Any “Best of OffG” section needs to begin with The Guardian and Ukraine – they …