Book Review
A genius, a journalist and a little gem
A bit of lucky timing cannot be begrudged
The wellspring of woke
The right should stop “owning the libs” and focus on state power
The elephant in the avant-garde
The totalitarian trend in Modernism demands acknowledgement
The conservative case for socialism?
Sohrab Ahmari’s anti-business prescriptions fail to convince
The rise and rise of military history
A fine new landmark in the welcome renaissance of a timeless genre
Tenderness and truth
What should parents do about gender-nonconforming kids?
All aboard the ship of self-improvement
Why did NYU withdraw its support before the Floating University had left port?
The lives of Mary Magdalene
A fine book explores her life and afterlife
Effective affinities
Moral philosophy, the individual and the future
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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
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
Peston’s Inbox
Farage: I’m not worried
The Blob playbook
How activist charities subtly shape policy
The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato