Artillery Row
Truman’s choice
There were no good options for the U.S. in August 1945
In praise of grouse shooting
Why the glorious 12th should be the ultimate celebration of British conservation success
The grads aren’t alright
Jobless and jaded, it’s no wonder grads are turning to the extremes for answers
Donald Trump doesn’t understand trade
His protectionism will make people poorer and prices higher
The authorities do not want to fix lawless London
Encouraging a low trust society is encouraging a rise in crime
You don’t need to be a biologist to see the problem with “sex isn’t binary”
Acknowledging the complexities of women does not excuse erasing womanhood
Christianity is a culture
Christianity is not just a private faith, nor a set of traditions, but a way of individual and collective life
Nourishing the human soul
Nigel Anderson is an architect worth celebrating
All communities can be corrupted
It is not just conservative Christians who can foster predatory behaviour
A well-watered lawn
Viktor Kalabis: Chamber music (Hyperion)
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Badenoch in the bindweed
The Conservative Party leader might please no one by trying to please everyone
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
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.
The wonders of Whistler
A new exhibition offers calm stillness — mostly
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
Andy Burnham’s devolution delusions
Think central government is the only problem? Look around you
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules