Andrew Jackson
What can Never Trump learn from the nineteenth century’s Free Soilers?
The pre-Civil War era contains plenty of lessons for contemporary politics
The sculptor’s funeral
The death of Imogen Stuart represents the passing of an Ireland that built, rather than destroyed
Plagiarism: a racist weapon
It has been genuinely disturbing to see Claudine Gay ousted simply for being an empowered black woman
Fifth magician blues
He made the tea, he forged the autographs, and only once did he run out of plectrums
Chasing votes on foreign soil
Viktor Orbán has created a pipeline of support for his Fidesz political project by granting full citizenship to thousands of ethnic Hungarians in Romania
More than just a club
The four men who founded Aston Villa could not have imagined what would follow
No, Liz Truss did not crash the economy
The Conservatives should be brave enough to take on this stupid talking point
The right must learn from modern art
Marcel Duchamp’s rule-breaking provides real lessons for the right
Three novelists pushing the bloat out
Some novels still dare to leave the reader’s hand unheld — without universal success
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division