An American in search of the English national character
Daniel Pipes’s quest to understand the English national character leaves him none the wiser
The fatal fear of being accused of racism
The fear of being branded a racist raises questions about the West’s ability to protect itself from islamist attacks
The trial of the Mangrove Nine
Steve McQueen’s dramatisation of the 1970 trial of the Mangrove Nine is a triumph
Is British democracy poised to become a more equal fight?
Will equal sized constituencies redraw the electoral battle map?
England’s Caravaggio
Matthew Craske’s book challenges the prevailing idea of Joseph Wright as product and servant of rationalism and Enlightenment
Acts of faith
Hephzibah Anderson plants her spring bulbs
The lesser-known Orwell: are his novels deserving of reappraisal?
George Orwell has a gift for the unusual and the memorable that means that even his half-forgotten novels are well worth discovering once again
Cheer leaders
Opera unswervingly believes in the potential for a divine spark in humans, says Robert Thicknesse
The talented (if very odd) Patricia Highsmith
On the 100th anniversary of her birth, Highsmith remains one of the great uncompromising writers of the last century
Trump v Biden: America’s messy election
The Critic’s political and US editors discuss the aftermath of the election with Republican strategist Luke Thompson and conservative journalist Matthew Continetti
Donald Trump’s likeliest path to staying in office
A contingent election would provide at least a patina of respectable constitutionalism
Trick nor Treat: the hounding of Halloween
Dressing up for Halloween has been cancelled by the culture police