Dictators
Horrors continue in Iran
Can we keep cooperating with a disgraced regime?
Gods and monsters
Even in secular regimes, theology always has its revenge
Inside Ethiopia’s civil wars
Abiy Ahmed has joined the long list of Africa’s “democrats” who became dictators
Front line dictator
What the death of Idriss Deby Itno in battle means for the fight against Islamic terrorism
The implied fascist
Roland Elliott Brown reviews How to be a Fascist by Michela Murgia
Murderess with no regrets
This lady makes Rose West look like a sentimental humanitarian
Fighting persecution with prayer
Egypt’s ancient Christian people remain second-class citizens despite President Sisi’s pledge to protect them
Kemi Badenoch’s bad spell
Badenoch keeps bowling lop hops to Keir Starmer
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Pornhub exposed
The tenth most visited website in the world was effectively castrated by a middle-aged American mum
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
Rite of autumn
Labour is celebrating the harvest and definitely not sacrificing pensioners in the hopes that the gods grant us plenty in the coming fiscal year
French lessons
Macron’s centrist coalition has not only led the country to paralysis, but is itself threatened with implosion
Autumn Reeves
It was a grim budget — but was it a necessary one?
Dissolve the hotbeds of wokery
Failing universities should go the way of the monasteries under Henry VIII
Knife-edge of the Western world
Vilnius is a serene western capital on a critical eastern frontier
Lebrecht’s Album of the Year
Not just a great record but an essential one
