Should the Virgin Mary have had an abortion?
Given modern society’s strident pro-abortion stance and irreligious view of Christmas, it’s a wonder this question hasn’t already been raised
Perhaps Black Lives Matter was right about the nuclear family
James Jeffrey explains why he won’t be signing up for a BLM-mandated commune anytime soon
The knives come out for Ampleforth and its monks
The DfE has banned new admissions to Ampleforth following a child abuse scandal. But this former pupil remains thankful to the school’s Benedictine monks
Ethiopia weeps again
The Ethiopian prime minister’s Nobel Peace Prize appears increasingly ludicrous as he risks civil war
Time for the Covid-19 protest kiss
You don’t have to rush the Bastille to regain some freedom; a French kiss will suffice
Confessions of a dirty pilgrim
It doesn’t always pay to follow the most organised and efficient path
“Left flanking or straight up the middle with bags of smoke?!”
Not another Armistice Day to get through. And what about all the other pressing issues for which there is no poppy?
Are we entering an age of post-humourism?
Just when we need it more and ever, society’s sense of humour appears to be in terminal decline
The thorny problem Christianity and Judaism never address
Why do Christianity and Judaism still find it so hard to get along?
Flirting with the abyss
A benign trip to hospital offered a stark reminder that consciousness hangs by a deathly thread
Explaining the Boriswave
How and why the Conservatives betrayed their voters on immigration
Doom and bloom
Live woke and die
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
Don’t appeal to our worst instincts
How many will talk themselves into asking for a parent’s early death if money is involved?
Violence is a feature of porn, not a bug
Aggression towards women permeates the most popular pornography
How the Navy built Britain
Culmination of a magisterial work that entwines the story of the Royal Navy with the scientific, cultural and social history of our nation
Taking the liberal mask off prohibition
The case for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is morally and economically unsound
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
We have to rebalance civil society
To influence power, we must organise
A worthy but deeply flawed attack on woke
A distinct lack of charity when evaluating the motivations and goals of others
Anti-extremism or opportunism?
The UK government should be more careful to distinguish criminal activities from legitimate opinion
