Knut Hamsun
Novelist, Nobel laureate and Nazi
Which of these three facts is the most important?
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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
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
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.
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
The Reparations Game
Chris and Henry talk to Nigel Biggar about reparations.
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
The welfare state of things
Tom Jones and Chris Bayliss discuss the numbers behind Britain’s welfare state
Beef and Brexit prosperity
High beef prices are a symptom of a deeper problem—Britain has left the EU, but not its economic mindset.
Undramatic life of a literary also-ran
Malcolm Cowley never understood very much about literature
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
The truth about Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was actually a black woman