George Bush
No, Cheney was not the boss of Bush
The idea that the War on Terror was the work of a hardline cabal is too simplistic
Guardians of our culture
Conservative America still vibrantly upholds the cause of Western civilisation
Christopher Hitchens: the last cool columnist
Ten years on from Hitchens’s death, the past seems more foreign than ever
9/11 confidential
This 9/11 documentary gained extraordinary access to the key decision makers, deploying the material with skill and confidence
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Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Vandalising the law
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it
The ends of Pan-Africanism
An exhibition devoted to Pan-Africanism avoids important political and aesthetic questions
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
Most of the world thinks differently to us
Universalism is based on irrational ideas about human nature
Right-wingers must rediscover their principles
Internalising the logic of liberalism has made defeat inevitable
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
