Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
Restore the King James Bible
Those who are opposed, please consider, in the bowels of Christ, whether you may be mistaken
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy
California dying
The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions
On travellers and trail hunting
Left-wingers have bizarrely irrational double standards when it comes to protecting culture
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Beware the British ICE
Mass deportation of Muslims will not solve antisemitism, but feed feelings of alienation
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
The ends of Pan-Africanism
An exhibition devoted to Pan-Africanism avoids important political and aesthetic questions
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
The excesses of intellectual illiberalism
Justified dissatisfaction with liberal modernity has curdled into something alarmist and authoritarian
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
Knowingly crass and conflicted
This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
Hurry hurry to Chop Chop
Gambling on Cantonese cuisine
A king’s ramsons
Look after the woods, and they will continue to give