Debunking myths of the Great Divergence
Tirthankar Roy dismisses both nationalist tropes about evil colonialists and imperial assumptions of benevolent liberal intervention
The making of a maelstrom
How the Anglophile Kaiser Wilhelm went to war with Britain
Churchill and the genocide myth
Zareer Masani says the wartime prime minister has been unfairly vilified over the 1943 Indian famine
Life as a lonely quadrant voter
Who should you vote for if you lean left economically and right culturally?
Vicarious pleasure
On the enduring allure of celebrity cast-offs
Only Joe Biden can save America
He needs to keep reminding the American public that unless they vote for him they are evil and racist
The space man
Thomas Müller has provided great sporting inspiration
Postmodern fantasy
Modern fantasy authors often try to subvert traditional religion, with bleak and unoriginal results
Two-tier policing is not new
Our authorities must operate without fear or favour again
What the Conservatives can learn from Germany
The Tories should have a clean break with their past and rebuild
Graham Topman: festival organiser
Roll up, roll up, it’s time for another festival of arts, ideas and Graham (mostly Graham)
Manifestos, multiculturalism and the British millet system
Competing communitarian manifestos provide a dark glimpse into Britain’s future
Slaying gay culture
How trans activists took over the once worthy gay rights struggle
Urban insecurity and conflict
The medieval English town was subject to fire, flood, plague — and revolution
