Italian Politics
The maverick of Venice
Here we have a cultural ambassador for the multipolar age
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
King of the Italians
Why Berlusconi was loved in spite of everything
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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
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.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Britain’s next moral panic
Half a century after abandoning state-backed “treatments” for homosexuality, Britain risks replacing one coercive system with another
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
Why Keynes was wrong
He misinterpreted fundamental economic principles
It’s time to scrap SLAPPs
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation are stifling debate in Britain
Is this the end of art?
Cultural renewal cannot simply chase demand
A culture of death
Street gangs and online provocation are fuelling a morbid subculture in British life
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
Mehta’s protest over the Gaza war
In the run-up to his 90th birthday, Zubin Mehta decided to sever contact with Israel
Why do we hate industry?
Performative laissez-faire has been a failure. It’s time for a new policy
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus
The gateway myth
Does one risky lifestyle choice lead to another or are some people just different?