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On money, morality and motive in three films
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Final Analysis
The real measure of a degree
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Angst in the Anglosphere
England’s existential crisis is being played out at the World Cup
Restore the King James Bible
Those who are opposed, please consider, in the bowels of Christ, whether you may be mistaken
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
Unholy war
The Kremlin’s actions contradict its image of itself
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive