What if hospitality isn’t as generous and inclusive as we think? Within every act of hospitality there are concealed acts of exclusion: every guest list excludes those not on it, every open door has a bouncer. Rachael Newberry applies Derrida’s theory on the hostility of hospitality to the modern political issue of refugees, examining the UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme, widely praised as an extraordinary act of generosity, but built on vetting, time limits, and an unspoken assumption that Ukrainians are the “right” kind of refugee. True unconditional hospitality may be impossible, but it reminds us that every system of welcome excludes someone, and without it as a standard, all welcome becomes indistinguishable from administration. Tap here to read more.