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The Trump show will go on
Whatever happens in the election, the groups of Americans brought together by the president will continue to revere him
Elegant defender of lost causes
Daniel Johnson recalls the colourful life of Sir Peregrine Worsthorne
A quick exit…
Our way of death has become increasingly mawkish. Far better to opt for a swift cremation, without frills or power ballads
Goodbye to all that stuff
We used to love filling our homes with possessions. Now, less is more — indeed, it’s everything
Trial by Jury
I should have known that expressing the slightest doubt about trial by jury would lead to public opprobrium
The 21st century Bolshevik
Brexit showed the ruling elite is still terrified by Trotsky’s ideas of working class upheaval
Power plays
The Western powers should beware making belligerent threats they cannot back up
No prefix required: how gay writers came of age
Douglas Murray refuses to mourn the death of the gay novel — a genre that was once ghettoised has joined the mainstream
Are empires always evil?
Daniel Johnson says Spanish imperialism left a legacy defying simplistic analysis
More freedom, less information
The Freedom of Information Act was supposed to guarantee honesty and transparency in government, but has ensured that controversial decisions will be forever shrouded in secrecy