God is in the details even of secular history
The story of the Middle East cannot be explained without religion
Militantly waiting for the end of time
Sunni or Shia, Muslim or Christian, modern or pre-modern — messianism retains a potent attraction
Representation gets raunchy
We have to stop the patronising pandering to communities in the name of “representation”
The Conservatives can still reform our cultural institutions
The Tories should cut the Blob down to size before Keir Starmer comes to power
Great Lives — great, The Essay — awful
Radio 3 maintains its course towards self-destruction
J.K. Rowling and the very Freudian fandom
Many Harry Potter fans feel a strange compulsion to hate the thing they love
God save The Kinks
How did four ornery lads rearing up from the post-war English underclass become national treasures?
The dangers of digital media
By abandoning physical media, have we exposed ourselves to censorship and corporate control?
The case for Christian converts
Don’t let allegedly bogus conversions cause you to forget that real ones exist
No questions about the woman question, please
Activists are even being excluded from conversations about activism
William Wilberforce and England’s forgotten saints
The Clapham Saints and their efforts to reform British manners have been unjustly and unwisely forgotten
British defence must be renewed
War may not be imminent but Britain must still be secure
A sharp satire perfect for Critic readers
We should be giving copies of this magazine away at every screening
