Silence of the fans
Nick Cohen says silent sport needs crowds to give it meaning
Scrapping for space
Nick Cohen says hamfisted Covid road closures are dividing opinion
Braving the goblet of fire
Nick Cohen salutes J.K. Rowling, whose latest work reflects her burning sense of justice and refusal to take the easy route
Training for nothing
Nick Cohen laments the pandemic’s effect on competitions
The shifting sands of British tribal loyalties
Nick Cohen detects a seismic electoral change based on identity, age and education
Health and safety
Nick Cohen says streets must be safe for active lifestyles to flourish
The stab-in-the-back myth
Nick Cohen on the dangerous lie the Corbynite left copied from the Nazis
Run for your life
Nick Cohen says the new normal must be built for people, not cars
Fun runs don’t exist
Nick Cohen won’t be happy until he doesn’t enjoy his daily ordeal
A stroll in the park
Nick Cohen loves the weekly run that insists it’s not a race
The death of conservatism?
Individually and collectively, we must choose life
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
Cynical in Venezuela
The corruption and incompetence of its political system seeps into the soul
Puss in boots
Prepare for winter with full panto footwear
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Two-tier justice in Northern Ireland
Why do only some killings deserve investigation?
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
“Trope” is not a synonym of “lie”
You cannot dismiss an argument by calling it a trope
Humble pie?
Ric Holden is painfully aware that he is only just Holden on to his seat
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
The sadness of AI boyfriends
Technology can make romance frictionless and sterile
