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Will Sinn Fein paint the town green?
The nationalist party may triumph in the Stormont elections, but it could prove a hollow victory
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the forgetting of feminist principles
Single-sex toilets are essential if we are going to respect women’s personal space
British politicians are turning me into a libertarian
Their incompetence and presumptuousness is the best advert individualists have
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
Let’s diversify the curriculum
If we really want diversity, we need to get more traditional
“Nice” people need to read this book
How women have been hounded throughout the gender wars
An irreversible step
If Britain embraces euthanasia for the terminally ill, it won’t end there
What is behind the ECHR debate?
We should stop pretending that moral disagreements can be reduced to technical debates
Blogosphere bubble
Reviving a simple English classic: bubble and squeak
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull