Decline of the sclerotic West
Richard Reinsch reviews The Decadent Society, by Ross Douthat
Why populism is popular
Richard Reinsch reviews The New Class War By Michael Lind
In defence of the US nation
Richard Reinsch reviews The Case for Nationalism by Rich Lowry
Pleasures of sex and berries
Hart explains why we’re adapted to the environment we evolved in, rather than the one we inhabit
Short-changed by society
Small people like me face life-long discrimination – and now size has been “medicalised” for profit by drugs companies
Letter from Washington: Democratic delays and fragile freedoms
Trump’s tweet, Lewis’s lesson and Obama’s wish list
Reclaiming Becket
London’s great saint needs a reboot
The BLM takeover of Whitehall
Why don’t ministers care about the politics of their civil servants?
Waiting for – anything
Krapp’s last tape might these days be a collection of WhatsApps and stored Instagram images, muses Anne McElvoy
Free speech, councillors and new disqualification rules
Proposed local government requirements would greatly impinge on freedom of speech
When Political Families Fall Out
Has the dysfunctional family replaced the dynastic one in politics?
Against Protocol
Did Boris Johnson just announce he’s given up on Brexit negotiations?
What it’s like to be cancelled
Why cancel culture has gone too far, with Toby Young, Mike Mcculloch and Nick Buckley