The degrading cynicism of Joe Biden
While Trump was firm but measured, Biden’s response was to consistently stoke fear of death
Ms Harris would like to speak to you
The Democratic VP candidate’s officious manner betrays a bureaucratic vindictiveness
Trump is waging asymmetric warfare – and it’s working
Biden came in for some rough treatment in the first presidential debate
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
Europe’s French nuclear shield?
With the NATO alliance under threat, will
Europe really trust President Macron’s
offer of a pan-EU nuclear deterrent?