In defence of independent schools
If they ain’t broke, don’t fix ‘em
Israel at war: but where will it end?
Hamas knew its unprecedented attack would provoke ferocious retaliation and hopes the violence spreads
What to do about Crimea?
Western pessimists are not as realistic as they think
How siege warfare returned
Dark histories offer insight into our dark present
The Dear Leader and the gnome
Friendship between the Kremlin and North Korea is no joke
The rise and rise of military history
A fine new landmark in the welcome renaissance of a timeless genre
National dis-service
Patriotism can’t, and shouldn’t be, compelled
History is a battleground
How the world struggles to protect its heritage
The great grain war
Russian aggression is endangering global food supplies
The rise and fall of Prigozhin
How Wagner came down to earth
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the forgetting of feminist principles
Single-sex toilets are essential if we are going to respect women’s personal space
The afterlife of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko
Reflections on forty years since his death shook communist Poland
Crisis of leadership
No Tory can seriously expect conservatism from Kemi Badenoch
Non-euclidean Toryism
The Conservative Party appears somewhat lost
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
(DTB) Don’t Trust Boris
The former prime minister is up to his old tricks
Make high culture popular again
We need to face the music and embrace the highbrow
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
A race to the bottom
Women should not give legitimacy to an appalling platform
The end of art critics
The critics who are now lackeys of the art world
