The war on normativity
Chris Pratt is a man caught in the middle of a growing rift between two Americas
The abandoned middle
The chancellor’s budget fails to take the side of ordinary people
What are universities coming to?
A spectre is haunting British student politics: the spectre of the pro-life movement
In America we trust
The best and worst of America’s civil religion displayed in the wake of 9/11
A special place in hell
Why the “special relationship” needs to end
The future of work
Remote work brings us to a moment of decision
Vox Populi, Vox Dei
Disbanding Sheffield Cathedral’s choir shows how the Church of England is losing its voice
The new liberal world order
The judges rule because the politicians won’t
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Censors create martyrs
Starmer has stumbled onto the fastest way to increase Hasan Piker’s audience
A carnivore’s arcadia
Bowled over by a de luxe fillet steak
Zurbarán on Freud’s couch
An acclaimed new exhibition is full of overwrought symbolism and compositional failures
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
Wunderbar wines
The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
The great American dream
Beware the lure of the vast US market
The Arctic circle: a game of ice and fire
The Arctic is fast becoming a hotspot for great power competition