The monumental cradles of democracy
Squeezed into a single large volume, readers can now find a remarkable account of the Greek city
Is Beer the solution to all of life’s problems?
The Unaccountability Machine: Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions — And How The World Lost its Mind. By Dan Davies
Restless zeal of the insomniac emperor
There is something uncanny about the story of Justinian
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Stop underestimating British tech
We should not surrender to the idea that American companies can do everything better
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
The Reparations Game
Chris and Henry talk to Nigel Biggar about reparations.
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
Why 1776 matters to modern Britain
The American founding is a case study in peaceful regime change
Unholy war
The Kremlin’s actions contradict its image of itself
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
Running out of autobahn
Beijing’s manufacturing strategy is colliding with Europe’s self-inflicted industrial weaknesses