A stirring tale of delicious complexity
From the Mongols’ conquest of Persia to their defeat by the Mamluks
The roots of U.S. support for Israel
Walter Russell Mead offers a counterblast to claims of a pro-Israel lobby influencing US politics
Egypt’s secret Nazi brains trust
After a humiliating defeat in the war over Israel, the Egyptians wanted revenge
Timely reminder of the true price of oil
‘Disorder’ argues convincingly that world history now hinges on the price of oil
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On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
What has Labour learned?
Pinning the failures of the government on Keir Starmer alone will not work
We need a loud revival
The dream of a “quiet revival” always misunderstood the problem faced by British Christians
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics
Three pheasants, one Land Rover
Labour’s new war on pheasant shooting is about who gets to decide how England’s land is used
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Emin: from the bed to the grave
Not so much a fresh start, as an opportunity to finally take her concerns in earnest
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill
Fence-sitting in a time of peril
Daniel Johnson condemns the Prime
Minister’s impotent handwringing when
America called for help in the Iran war