Evil
The baddies who don’t know they are
A process of dehumanisation enables the savagery unleashed during the October 7 pogrom
The true darkness of classic crime
It was more authentic than its “gritty” successors
What to do about Evil
How was Damien Bendall free to kill?
Against mere negativity
Politics needs a vision of the Good
Grappling with evil
Historians are better placed to explain malicious acts than philosophers, who strive to subordinate them to reason
The courage to defeat Evil
Why are people fighting a long-dead slave trade rather than resisting the triumph of a real one?
Making sense of evil
Forced to flee her native Germany, Hannah Arendt is finally celebrated there in a major exhibition
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
Why the Conservatives will be anti-woke
Standing up to the thought police is key to making change
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
Action Tom
Can Tom Tugendhat MP resolve his vibes problem?
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
The Conservatives must reject Human Quantitative Easing
It has been a disaster for the party and for the nation
