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Medicalising art
Literature needs better friends
Our revels are now ended
The unavoidable tide of demographics and globalisation will bring an end to the long economic boom
The law is failing to protect us
Dangerous men need separating from society
Immigration and consent
Three decades of empty promises
Breaking the smartphone spell
Parents need more help
Our kids need sad books
They appreciate beautiful melancholy
How to find a place to live in London
If you really have to
A cautionary tale
The lot of the writer today is one of insecurity, wounded pride and dwindling returns
Christians are being persecuted in Pakistan
Blasphemy laws are tools of oppression
The death of a dream
India’s lost vision for national harmony
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
The West should stop indulging delusions on Ukraine
Ukraine cannot achieve its maximal goals
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Why was I the only reporter?
On the sentencing of the Rotherham grooming gang
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
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
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
