Economists
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
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.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
Woke politics was never trivial
Wokeness was a lot more, and a lot worse, than a passing online fad
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
Exiles from the Rainbow nation
Race, land and why white South Africans are leaving their homes behind
How to build a Europe of the peripheries
Resetting Britain’s relations with the EU should not mean being beholden to France and Germany
Beyond Carmen
Georges Bizet: The piano works (Hyperion)
Awards ceremonies are erasing women
Biological males should not receive awards intended for women
Is the “George R. R. Martin effect” real?
Can we expect a Song of Ice and Fire or a damp squib?