Alasdair MacIntyre
Still living in MacIntyre’s world
The philosopher who diagnosed liberalism’s contradictions
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Vapid slogans for the hard of thinking
Every modern university, it seems, needs a “mission statement”
The missing variable in the masculinity crisis
The literature on masculinity ignores the most obvious factor of all: a steady, civilisational fall in testosterone
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration