Black Market
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Red tape and black markets
Prohibition is a criminal’s best friend
How Australia punished smokers and normalised firebombs
Smoking restrictions have fuelled the Australian tobacco wars
The shadowy economics of fentanyl
One professor is investigating how the deadly drug trade works — and how it might be fought
The evils of Panglossian prohibitionism
Banning the sale of tobacco would increase the black market in cigarettes
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
Women who play along …
It’s only natural when you come across the aftermath of a collision to wonder who was to blame.
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
Carl Schmitt in Miami
Can Marco Rubio establish a new American system in Latin America?
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families