Palestine
How much has life expectancy fallen in Gaza?
Grim new estimates are more plausible than critics have suggested
The unsettling cant of settler colonial studies
The myth of salvation by means of social justice offers division and despair
War, feminism and percentages of rights
Opinions on Israel and Palestine should be debated, not shut out
The shame of the Oxford Union
A debate on Israel and Palestine was a disgrace
War crimes and Western double standards
How can politicians cheer the ICC pursuing Putin but not Netanyahu?
Free speech defenders should practice what they preach
There should be no illiberal exception for anti-Zionist academics
Israel, the ICJ and the plausibility of genocide
Commentators are misunderstanding the provisional measures of the International Court of Justice
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
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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
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
Ring engagement
The Mash meets The Ring!
Legal curiosities
The pursuit of justice in small or atypical jurisdictions has sometimes led to some unusual legal quandaries
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
Surrogacy is not a human right
Noble principles are being twisted to prop up an exploitative ideology
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Carl Schmitt in Miami
Can Marco Rubio establish a new American system in Latin America?