The US is getting what it wants in the Middle East
Israeli escalations against Hezbollah are not defiance but an extension of U.S. strategy
The king and the boss
Turkish President Erdoğan is no fan of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu — and vice versa
Inside the Iranian diaspora
How the US government and the FBI dealt with Sadeq Qotbzadeh and other opponents of Tehran in the time of the Shah
Don’t make Iran the new Ukraine
American hawks are pushing for war with Tehran
Why the liberal hawks rule the roost
Get ready for the next idiot crusade
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
Make high culture popular again
We need to face the music and embrace the highbrow
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
When geek culture was good
A celebration of Spaced
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
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We found the prawns you so thoughtfully left behind the radiator, but there’s still something here, isn’t there?
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
