Altruism
The morality of altruism
People have a limitless capacity to convince themselves that what’s right coincides with what’s best for them
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
How will Christian MPs shape the assisted suicide debate?
The Tory Christian is in decline, but the Labour Christian could make the difference
Parable of the talent
Was there ever a more dispiriting line-up of Scrooges than those offered to festive audiences in 2024?
Land of fire and blood
The detours, if at times distracting, are worth the price of this historical journey
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
Boris: the PM who could do no wrong
This must be in competition for the most inaccurate work of non-fiction since … well, since Johnson’s last book
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
Something has gone very wrong with “human rights”
When the “rights” of foreign sex criminals are being prioritised above the safety of Britons, we need change
Suella all along
You can achieve anything if you don’t take the credit
Liberal myths of the “good old ways”
Donald Trump’s foreign policy is not so very different from the Democrats’ imagined golden age of American leadership