The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier

Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous

Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal

On the illusions of evidence-based policy

The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia

On the highs and lows of demonic infestation

The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions

Left-wingers have bizarrely irrational double standards when it comes to protecting culture

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

Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible

A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism

A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library

Mass deportation of Muslims will not solve antisemitism, but feed feelings of alienation

Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country

What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?

IPP sentences are a shocking stain on the criminal justice system that the Prime Minister would do well to kill off

Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue

The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform

Critics have been trying to twist their leaders’ words to resemble what they actually said

When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?

Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders

The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence

A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain

Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived

La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park

The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay

This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it

Summer calls for cold cucumbers

In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life

Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes

Gambling on Cantonese cuisine