Democracy
A flawed analysis on the rise of transnational authoritarianism
György Schöpflin on Anne Applebaum’s Twilight of Democracy
Democracy’s accountability problem
The unaccountable “independent” state is our future – whether we like it or not
Myths of the Prophet Max
Daniel Johnson on the life and work of Max Weber, whose controversial views on democracy still resonate today
Neofeudalism and its new legitimisers
Today’s oligarchs depend on a modern, overwhelmingly liberal clerisy for legitimacy
The Knobjective Worldview
The creators of the internet can’t stand the idea we have messy, human bodies
Not just democracy
Hong Kong protestors are fighting for British-style institutions
Fiddling while Canterbury burns
The new proposals from the Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice are depressingly wrongheaded
Britain should get serious about organised crime
We underestimate how much crime is the work of small, nasty groups of people
Rising above the mob
Questioning is kryptonite to the genderist cause
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
How Britain has imported Bangladeshi politics
A failure to take immigration and integration seriously means that Britain has to deal with other nation’s problems
Folly, fantasy and Britain’s defence crisis
Britain has spent scarce resources in support of the fantasy of “Global Britain”
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
How long can Ireland’s gender equality hold?
A gender divide in voting is not as clear as in other countries — but that could change
Farewell, knights errant of the road
Once one of London’s most distinctive tribes, cycle messengers are a dying breed
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
Is this what winning looks like?
Reform UK supporters are growing weary of infighting and weak rhetoric
