The republican “we”
The fascinating history of the American experiment by a pair of prominent historians and brilliant storytellers
Finding faith
Peterson spends great time and care examining a cornucopia of Biblical stories
Confessions of a left-wing Pope
Life: My Story Through History by Pope Francis with Fabio Marchese Ragona
Bastards of the fleet
David Grann writes the definitive tale of the Wager’s descent into madness
Corto Maltese – graphic novels on a higher plane
The faithful translation of Hugo Pratt’s graphic novels introduces his hero to the wider audience he deserves
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
Legal curiosities
The pursuit of justice in small or atypical jurisdictions has sometimes led to some unusual legal quandaries
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party
British comedy: a post-mortem
British comedy has become safe, stale and contrived
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
Why do we hate industry?
Performative laissez-faire has been a failure. It’s time for a new policy
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
Zelda Zingari
Arty types: the fashionable poet
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
What Pullman gets wrong about Narnia
Philip Pullman is more like C.S. Lewis than he might think