Politician
Have we lost our minds?
Our shallow and insincere public discourse pales by comparison to the bitter, but profound, politics of the Edwardian era
Carlos and Me
Following Carlos Menem’s recent passing, David Smith remembers his relationship with the bold and cunning politician
Crisis, what crisis?
The Spring Budget was a shameless manifesto of complacency and managed decline
Sleepwalking towards abolishing abortion law
How can a crime be a crime if it implies no consequences?
Are Labour the real racists?
Conservatives should stop trying to play the victim on identitarian grounds
Small talk and big asks
Men’s mental health is a serious matter — but it is wrong to expect people to be lifesavers
Dumbing down the priesthood
Unless the Church reinstates rigorous college-based training for clerics, it will wither away
Doubting the new Ireland
The more traditions have been deconstructed, the more people have experienced a sense of loss
Reform the police, don’t deform the police
The Met Police’s Gangs Matrix might have been flawed but it served an important purpose
British universities have a China problem
The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression
The problem with puberty blockers
Ministers must step in to prevent the NHS from experimenting on children
The return of Spencerian liberalism
Richard Hanania is a figure of fun for many, but he represents a broader return to liberalism’s sinister origins
Eyes on the prizes
On a dispiriting start to racing’s “Premierisation” era
