Joe Biden
Why Victor Davis Hanson thinks Trump will win
The classicist and military historian makes the case fo the president – and a second upset
The Trump show will go on
Whatever happens in the election, the groups of Americans brought together by the president will continue to revere him
Is it too late for Trump?
The Critic’s political and US editors discuss last night’s debate with Chris Buskirk, editor of American Greatness
The degrading cynicism of Joe Biden
While Trump was firm but measured, Biden’s response was to consistently stoke fear of death
Batting for Biden: the BBC and the US election
The BBC has been wholly partisan in its coverage of Donald Trump ever since he was elected
Harris vs Pence: What did we learn from the vice presidential debate?
The Critic’s political and US editors discuss with Chris Buskirk, editor of American Greatness
Trump v Biden: what did we learn from the first presidential debate?
The Critic’s US editor spoke to the publisher and editor of American Greatness, Chris Buskirk
And the horse you rode in on
The first US presidential TV debate, Cleveland, Ohio
Trump is waging asymmetric warfare – and it’s working
Biden came in for some rough treatment in the first presidential debate
Kilkenny’s golden age
A fascinating exploration of Irish history could have been better and more comprehensively illustrated
Giving noticing a bad name
Observing factual differences is not the same as leaping to conclusions
After the Cass Review
Our elected politicians need more independence from partial lobbyists
The female body is the new short skirt
What is being done to some female bodies is changing what all female bodies mean
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
The sculptor’s funeral
The death of Imogen Stuart represents the passing of an Ireland that built, rather than destroyed
Josephine Tey, woman of mystery
Deeply private, her elegant and sharply engaging writing has often been wrongly overlooked
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
