Charlie Kirk
The right has a conspiracy problem
Conspiracies exist — but the temptation to use them as an all-purpose explanation is wrongheaded
Can we stop insulting the dead?
In defence of a neglected taboo
A fetish that spawned a murder
The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the first pornography-driven political killing
Will America choose violence?
Americans are in for even darker times if bombs and bullets replace words
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Squeezing out your generation
New laws are harming, not helping, younger people
Critical briefing: Tisza
What you need to know about the new Hungarian establishment
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
British comedy: a post-mortem
British comedy has become safe, stale and contrived
Civilisation needs silence
On cooing babies and other noisy performances
The right moment?
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are offering some cause for optimism — but is it enough?
The enduring fascination of Richard Nixon
Why America’s most contradictory president still exerts a strange grip on the political imagination.
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake
Devolution has been a disaster
Wales, and the United Kingdom at large, are weaker for the devolution project
Peeves and a weekend in Worcester
Thoroughly entertaining, darkly funny and humanely nasty