Palantir
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
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American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
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.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
Crisis? Watt crisis?
Renewable energy promises the gold at the end of a rainbow
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
The great betrayal
MAGA will always be Trump’s, but how much is an ever-shrinking coalition actually worth?
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
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A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things