The Critic

Questioning Cameron, cautioning Houellebecq and disputing the image of God

Our worst sin has been to be weak, rather than merely to be wrong

Reading highlights from our editors and contributors

Stuffed ballot boxes, menaced Baltic countries and Tory tearaways who came good

The agony of global Christianity goes unheard in the West

Israel has a duty to be better than its enemies

War, Brexit, Truss and an idea for new merchandise

13 years of missed chances, bungled crises and miserable inaction

Housing, festivals, intellectuals and X

The Conservative Party leader’s mantra “Canada is broken” resonates with voters appalled by the gap between their country’s promise and grim reality