P J O’Rourke
Last laugh
Intellectual wits like P J O’Rourke are rare birds these days
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The battle between sacred and profane
When the divine law appears to clash with our sense of justice, can it truly be considered divine?
Leaving the ECHR would not make Britain like Russia
The case for opposing withdrawal is currently intellectually fatuous
Surrogacy is not a human right
Noble principles are being twisted to prop up an exploitative ideology
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
The right has a conspiracy problem
Conspiracies exist — but the temptation to use them as an all-purpose explanation is wrongheaded
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
Britain needs a moral core
The UK’s greatest vulnerability isn’t its weakened military but its lack of spiritual depth
Respect for the quarry
Can we love the things we kill?