Pevear and Volokhonsky
Accost in translation
Each new rendering must make the case for its superiority to previous versions
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
From Wigton to Wadham College
The Oxford Bragg describes is almost as much another world to us now as it was to him then
The EU is getting worse
Ursula von der Leyen’s left-wing managerial agenda is failing
Emin: from the bed to the grave
Not so much a fresh start, as an opportunity to finally take her concerns in earnest
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
That viral Reddit post does not say a lot about society
Don’t confuse your caricature of your outgroup for the real thing
A profound Tory
Simon Heffer’s biography of Enoch Powell very much deserves revisiting
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership