About James Mumford
James Mumford is a British author and journalist. He currently lives in London, but has spent many years in America – most recently, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Featured articles
A bioethics of the Strong
This article was published by The New Atlantis - download a PDF here.
The age of mechanical reproduction
This article was published in The New Statesman, download the PDF here.
Cannabis as a Cultural Question
Read the article on The Hedgehog Review here, or download the PDF here.
Moral Imagination Holds the Key
Read the article on The Hedgehog Review here, or download the PDF here.
To Mrs Whitaker, with love
Click here to read this article which originally appeared on The Tablet.
Vexed principles
Click here to read this article which originally appeared on Standpoint.
Constrained by freedom
Click here to read this article originally published in The Spectator USA.
The Dangerous Pull of Political Tribalism
Originally published on Unherd I long to belong. I want a place in the world, a way to appear in public, a context. I want a team. That’s why I feel the pull of political tribalism. Yet at the same time, there’s still some part of me that hankers after integrity. That...
What would you sacrifice for integrity?
Originally published on Unherd. Franz Jägerstätter’s life is perfect — remote and romantic, lived in a valley in Upper Austria. Up in the mountains, there he feels free. His farm is plentiful. His children healthy. The woman he loves happens to be his wife. He rings...