Books
Is the “George R. R. Martin effect” real?
Can we expect a Song of Ice and Fire or a damp squib?
How will AI shape criticism?
Like it or loathe it, generative AI is influencing how we write and edit
The genre that came in from the cold
Why we love spy fiction
The accidental case against assisted dying
Rabbi Jonathan Romain undermines the argument that he is trying to make
Why “The Myth of Mars and Venus” still matters
Deborah Cameron debunked pervasive stereotypes about sex differences
Let’s start a new chapter for independent bookshops
We must do more to protect businesses that are not just essential for readers but for local communities
A non-fictional feast!
The best of military history from 2025
Against literary safetyism
Writing, and reading, is about taking risks
A man adrift
Flesh, by David Szalay, is not radically masculine but quietly humanist
Have we got alcoholism wrong?
A new book contends that our approach to alcohol addiction can be irrational and unhelpful
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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
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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
What is the CID for?
Zac Brettler’s short life and mysterious death
How the Boat Race sank
Yet another great British tradition is disappearing beneath the waters of history