George Saunders
Spirits, a seven-year-old and a death camp
Balancing the gap between what the narrator knows and what the reader does
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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.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
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
Why 1776 matters to modern Britain
The American founding is a case study in peaceful regime change
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
The strange birth of woo-woo
The glitzy LA supermarket chain and the Buddhist food cult behind your wellness smoothie
The Blob playbook
How activist charities subtly shape policy
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent