Herodotus
Herodotus and the birth of enquiry
Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna
Not exiles, but stayers
White South Africans are not abandoning their home
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
A Laboured response
Keir Starmer and his advocates are all out of ideas
“Treatment” does not make child predators safe
People who abuse children must be kept away from children
British comedy: a post-mortem
British comedy has become safe, stale and contrived
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
Civilisation needs silence
On cooing babies and other noisy performances
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
Murders for May
From the spa resort of Buddington to the streets of Tokyo