The American position in the Middle East courts peril
Keeping US troops in Iraq and Syria is too much of a gamble
Why are US troops in Syria?
It is time for them to go home
The never-ending question
Jonathan Gullis may still be in the middle of his parliamentary question
Postcards from before the war
It is no longer possible to reflect upon Israeli culture as if the “Question of Palestine” could be brushed aside
Fifth magician blues
He made the tea, he forged the autographs, and only once did he run out of plectrums
It’s time to transition babies
Even in the womb, many foetuses can sense their own trans identity
The poverty of miners’ strike nostalgia
We should not romanticise a futile and sometimes thuggish struggle
“Problematic” art
This kind of adolescent tripe passes these days for thought
Operettas for the apocalypse
As we career merrily ever deeper into the end-times, what is the appropriate soundtrack for civilisational collapse?
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
Let’s at least agree rape is wrong
Fundamental feminist theories are under attack from within feminism itself
Britain must develop economic resilience
The Houthis have exposed our devastating economic insecurity
Apologies are useless without action
It is nice that Gillian Keegan has acknowledged reality, but it is not enough
