JD Vance
Spare the rod, spoil the wild
The attack on angling is misguided
America’s rebuke ought to sting
Is the special relationship living on a prayer?
VE’ll meet again
The government’s exciting plans for patriotic displays of Britishness
Sede vacante
The Critic has been canvassing our top sources for suggestions on the new Pope
Europe is not ready to defend Ukraine
The Ukrainians should not confuse lofty rhetoric for an actual plan
All behind you, Volodymyr
Though we don’t have any guns, or butter, or money
Donald Trump is a real man, too
Attacking Donald Trump on the grounds of masculinity affirms stereotypes
Starmer’s authoritarian instincts
Laws have been tightened, censorship powers expanded, and speech-related prosecutions pursued
The Apprentice
What’s Europe ever done for America?
JD Vance was right about free speech in Britain
But why did it take the American VP to draw attention to the criminalisation of pro-life thought?
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
Boriswave denialism
Britain’s ruling class has used dependence on cheap labour as an economic strategy, and cannot see any other option
Unholy war
The Kremlin’s actions contradict its image of itself
Sex wars, what are they good for?
On Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer and the virtues of intellectual combat
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Ring engagement
The Mash meets The Ring!
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
Marketing masters
Catching the eye of a buyer in the social media era