The ugly rise of antisemitism
We have to be prepared for the spread of hate
The false prophets of war and turmoil
All eight of Whatmore’s subjects would have been astounded by the
stability of the British state through the 19th century
Don’t forget Armenia
Armenians, once the target of genocide, are under threat again
Who edits the editor?
The bright young things of publishing want to be involved in every line of every new book
The BBC feeds us bad science
We can’t even trust the Beeb to tell us about the basic facts of motherhood
Josephine Tey, woman of mystery
Deeply private, her elegant and sharply engaging writing has often been wrongly overlooked
Of course the culture wars matter
It is people who trivialise them who are not taking politics seriously
When the populist meets the Pope
Javier Milei and Pope Francis represent very different and often hostile elements of Argentinian cultural life
All smoke and no fire
An Impact Assessment on prohibiting cigarettes is unconvincing
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
The left-wing defence of free speech
A recent book mounts a rare and powerful, if partly flawed, case for free expression from the Left
Good for the sole
April calls for a recipe that combines the incoming and departing treats
