In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
The bastard son of democratic aestheticisation
How Donald Trump made populism funny
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Reject the culture of death
Darkness lies beyond the euthanasia rubicon
Embrace your inner exile
How can we appreciate art in alienating times?
Towards a shared Englishness
There is a third way between civic nationalism and ethno-nationalism
Sorry, not sorry
Sincere apologies require a shared set of values
Mad dogs and English football
Our memories of hooliganism deserve more nuance
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
Dissertations and their discontents
PhD funding is a valid subject for debate but social media mobs are not the answer
Post-truth medicine
Gender clinics offer a charade that relies on the symbols of evidence-based medicine
Centre for a vassal state
Why is a think tank dedicated to “Inclusive Trade” trying to tie the UK to EU imports?
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
The futility of safeguards for assisted suicide
Lessons from Belgium and the Netherlands
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems
A constructive opposition
The age of Badenoch is off to a suitably farcical start
Towards a hospitable environmentalism
Green ideas must transcend misanthropy and austerity
