João da Silva
Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?
Bants means bans
Scarcely any football chants will be allowed under Labour’s new “equality” rules
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
Cultural appropriation is here to stay
So-called cultural appropriation is an American obsession, cheerfully ignored by a fast globalising world
Defending life and liberty
Abortion buffer zones hurt, rather than help women and babies
Boris: the PM who could do no wrong
This must be in competition for the most inaccurate work of non-fiction since … well, since Johnson’s last book
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks