Pagliacci
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
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The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
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The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
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Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Institutional feminism against women
The likes of Julia Gillard and Jess Phillips have enabled misogyny
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Antisemitism and misogyny have a lot in common
Worstall’s Corollary
Rare earths expose a fatal flaw at the heart of industrial strategy: governments intervene in systems they do not remotely understand
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Ice and fire
Ben Stokes has had a truly exceptional career
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on