The excesses of intellectual illiberalism
Justified dissatisfaction with liberal modernity has curdled into something alarmist and authoritarian
We need better Christians and better democracy
Religion need not improve our politics but it can
Have we got alcoholism wrong?
A new book contends that our approach to alcohol addiction can be irrational and unhelpful
The unsettling cant of settler colonial studies
The myth of salvation by means of social justice offers division and despair
Google has a history problem
As much as we might wish that history had been different, virtue cannot grow from the soil of falsehood
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
That viral Reddit post does not say a lot about society
Don’t confuse your caricature of your outgroup for the real thing
Wilde times at the country house
Gerald Barry’s outrageous The Importance of Being Earnest manages to overmatch the virtuoso original
The right does not need religion
We should not mourn the end of the Quiet Revival
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
A slow Burnham
Andy Burnham is not from London. Have we mentioned that he is not from London?
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state