Artillery Row
The esoterica trap
We should not pollute good causes with unreliable information
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
Donald Trump and the age of sovereign internationalism
We are entering a new age of great power competition
Iranian women deserve more support
Self-styled internationalists are failing them
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
Accidental Orientalism
Britain has been reduced to selling a cheap simulacrum of its history
Mental illness is more complex than we think
There are no easy answers when it comes to mental health
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Britain’s next moral panic
Half a century after abandoning state-backed “treatments” for homosexuality, Britain risks replacing one coercive system with another
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
Zackonomics is incoherent and outdated
Zack Polanski is a great political entrepreneur but he is terrible at economics
Dangerous liasons
Does Keir Starmer have a plan for dealing with Donald Trump?
“Fauxcest” is not a free speech issue
The government should ban this dangerous and disgusting genre
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
What is the CID for?
Zac Brettler’s short life and mysterious death
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
Spirits, a seven-year-old and a death camp
Balancing the gap between what the narrator knows and what the reader does