Israel
Doing something can be worse than doing nothing
The Gaza pier and the failings of a “do something” foreign policy
Giving peace a chance
War has had its opportunity, and it has failed
Every argument for Israel
Answering the case against Israel point-by-point
Don’t ban anti-Israel marches
Principled and pragmatic arguments for prohibition are weak
Time for realpolitik in Israel
Britain’s foreign policy in the Middle East should put British interests first
The king and the boss
Turkish President Erdoğan is no fan of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu — and vice versa
Remember the Armenians
The West has turned its back on the world’s oldest Christian state
Has Israel walked into a forever war?
A brutal conflict seems unlikely to be winnable any time soon
Jonathan Glazer’s speech was an affirmation of Jewishness
Critics who accuse him of denying his identity have things backwards
The wines of Israel
Israel’s wine heartland is now suffering from rocket attacks
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
The case against Project Spire
The Church of England should abandon this misleading and expensive exercise in virtue signalling
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
The truth about the “Quiet Revival”
Churches have been growing in Britain — just not all of them
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
What’s wrong with our newspapers
Important news is being drowned in the tawdry and the trivial
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
Carl Schmitt in Miami
Can Marco Rubio establish a new American system in Latin America?
Crisis? Watt crisis?
Renewable energy promises the gold at the end of a rainbow
Beyond Carmen
Georges Bizet: The piano works (Hyperion)
Canis lupus labor
Europe is a wolf coming up the path to devour the Labour Party