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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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unconquered by a
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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
Badenoch in the bindweed
The Conservative Party leader might please no one by trying to please everyone
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
Good enough for politics
We should be more willing to declare some political problems solved
Rendering the word of God in English
500 years ago, William Tyndale published his groundbreaking New Testament translation
The SNP is in a Peter Murrell muddle
The Peter Murrell case has exposed the rot at the heart of the SNP’s political culture
A very postmodern schism
A postmodern spectacle exposed deep divisions about the nature of truth
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions