The other gender wars
Both men and women should do, and expect, better
Welcome to the Omnistory
Why does one nihilistic narrative dominate all of culture?
Battlegrounds of knowledge
A new conference raises the alarm over academic freedom
John Gray is wrong about postliberalism
A strong and energetic state requires a strong and energetic culture
The purpose of the university
What will become of a society that continually prioritises efficiency over civilisation?
Margaret Thatcher: Tragic visionary
The Iron Lady had many qualities, but she sowed the seeds of a society she would have hated
A man of Rome, out of Africa
The Bishop of Hippo and his circle brought to full life and colour
The madness of the moderate
The British establishment needs someone with fire in their soul, not just figures in their head
Good America. Bad America
The past is a foreign country, and that country is the USA
A marriage of inconvenience
Islamo-leftism is an unstable compound
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
The EU must change course on energy
European industry is finally standing up to irrational EU climate policies
Murders for April
Make sure it is the cruellest month with this detective fiction
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
Israel does not run U.S. foreign policy
There is nothing wrong with questioning foreign influence — but that influence has been overstated