American foreign policy
Who will pound longest?
America has military might — but does it have the appetite for war?
Carl Schmitt in Miami
Can Marco Rubio establish a new American system in Latin America?
Iran has been fatally misunderstood
The US and Israel were foolish to imagine that the Iranians would crumble
The great betrayal
MAGA will always be Trump’s, but how much is an ever-shrinking coalition actually worth?
We’re all living in America
For all the talk of “BRICS” and “multipolarity”, America is still number one
The Trump Doctrine seems incoherent
Can broad and lasting results be achieved with narrow and swift interventions?
Trump goes to war
The world is facing danger and mystery as America and Israel go to war with Iran
Against war with Iran
Yet another foreign misadventure would be perilous and expensive for the USA
The very strange downfall of Noam Chomsky
The linguist and social commentator was perhaps the most surprising friend of Jeffrey Epstein
The new age of empires
The world faces a new reality: three predatory imperial powers in Russia, China and the USA
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
Into the light
The courage and dignity of Gisèle Pelicot should inspire us all
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair