Miss Universe
The tyranny of beauty
We all enjoy a looker, but that does not justify rampant discrimination
A mum’s place is in the Irish constitution
Ireland’s constitution is rare in protecting mothers, so why change this?
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
On conservative despair
It is hard to escape the sense of tremendous national loss
Ukraine’s cross-cultural contradictions
Has Ukraine overcome its legacy of historical antisemitism?
Budgets are overrated
Taxation and spending make little difference while Britain is unable to build
The Conservative betrayal of selective schooling
Grammar schools are great — but there are not enough of them
The ongoing reality of Russian imperialism
People rationalising Russian military intervention are betraying their ignorance of Russian history