The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
The Roman Republic is worth thinking about
The life and death of Tiberius Gracchus illustrate the virtues of populism
The deep wisdom of rootedness
Society has lost touch with the people and places who helped to shape it in the first place
Hero of the hour
Giles Watling asked the question that was on nobody’s lips, as he rushed to the Prime Minister’s rescue
Unpacking neurodivergence and gender identity
Neurodivergent teenagers are in danger of having their struggles miscategorised
Go woke, go broke?
The collapse of Vice Media is a story of an American left — aggressive, iconoclastic, irreverent — that no longer exists
What are our cathedrals for?
Changes to the management of cathedrals have obscured the very point of their existence
Regency romance
Small human moments cut across the centuries
Nova’s diary: Everything’s different now
Rishi is helping our neighbour, Big Jeremy, with his sums
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
The meaning of Navalny’s death
This tragic event illustrates the cruelty and fragility of the Kremlin
Playing the victim
A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism
