American Tolstoy
Time to proclaim the greatness of Herman Wouk, once feted for the sweep of his historical novels
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
Kemi Badenoch is a useful idiot
The former Secretary of State has a track record of advancing woke regulations
Murders of 2024
Jeremy Black reviews the best (and worst) murders from the last year
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
Disability is not an identity
Long before trans rights lobby, disability activists were denying biological reality
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
Enjoy some old Baileys
Few literary activities could give quite so much pleasure as reading the work of this brilliant but overlooked novelist
More than one way to skin a cat
The thing about formulae is that they’re an aid, not a guide
The case for Jenrick
He can reform the party and take on Labour
How should we teach about the Holocaust?
Keir Starmer’s social engineering aims seem ill-conceived
