Political Systems
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
Women who play along …
It’s only natural when you come across the aftermath of a collision to wonder who was to blame.
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Britain will be worse without hereditary peers
The expulsion of the hereditaries is neither fair nor pragmatic
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill