Nineteenth-Century
Dazzled by manias and lured by wild gambling
The drives behind the Victorian periodical press and penny literature
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna
Ring engagement
The Mash meets The Ring!
The Mexican baby business
In UK courts, parental orders for children born overseas outnumber those born to surrogates here
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Sex wars, what are they good for?
On Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer and the virtues of intellectual combat
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose