American Civil War
The American Civil War – could the South have won?
Professor Jeremy Black discusses how the Confederate forces hoped to overcome the superior numbers and resources of the North
History in the taking
History is being rewritten, and statues can stop it
Could it really happen here?
A podcast on the possibility of a second civil war reveals the dangerous polarisation that few Americans – including its host – can escape
The royals needs better PR
We have seen too many royal disasters
Against stakeholderism
How ideas like “citizens’ assemblies” threaten democracy and effective policy-making
Face to face with history
Holbein at the Tudor Court brings the English Renaissance court back to vivid life
The return of Spencerian liberalism
Richard Hanania is a figure of fun for many, but he represents a broader return to liberalism’s sinister origins
Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
Free speech for everyone, except …
We have to stop compromising our defence of free speech whenever it is convenient
Newsnight and the rapist
The BBC should be embarrassed by its careless coverage of a man who has now been convicted of rape
Why Labour has the best history books
Labour continues to blunder down that long blind Blairite alleyway, unable to turn back or find an exit
How trans activists captured the hate crime agenda
The “hate crime” agenda is based on bad policing and worse politics
Scary cute
CUTE, a new exhibition at Somerset House is a deliciously unsettling stroll down the uncanny valley
