Dishonest Abe
He is revered as the man who freed US slaves. Yet he never intended to do so and it was he who forced a war for the Union
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Have We Got Politicians for You
The people behind the podium
A treatise on the life and mating habits of the party political activist
Naughty noughties
History repeats itself in more ways than one
Do not go gently after that bad knight
It’s easy to criticise Blair — and fun, too!
Why do women bear the brunt of literary censorship?
Cancellation is the modern manifestation of public shaming culture
A “speak out champion” who won’t speak for all
Politics and prosecution make for a dangerous combination, and women are most likely to lose out
Broad horizons
Libraries are now much less about places to house books as places for people to work
The tides of taste
Quality is as desirable as ever
A prayer for the Holocaust dead
Extra-judicial killing and its long aftermath forms the core of Linda Kinstler’s remarkable new book
Overthrowing the kritarchy
The overturning of Roe v. Wade would be a victory for democracy
Lord of the Flies (but not the zippers)
Tribal warfare suits the chieftain of Tory island