Politics
The myth of overwhelming right-wing terrorism
Myth-makers are following fashion not evidence
The Marxist cell in Number 10
Adam LeBor investigates the former communist cult that has found common cause with the prime minister and the Brexiteer Conservative right
John Longworth: My role in Brexit
…and why I broke away from Nigel Farage
What makes a hero?
Today, our heroes are demi-gods with superhuman powers, genius detectives and, painful though it is to admit, activists
Britain’s last conservative prime minister
A new collection of essays provides a welcome reappraisal of Labour leader James Callaghan, says Graham Stewart
Where have all the Orators gone?
Have mere words finally lost their power to move us?
Sharing the great American dream
The Upswing by Robert Putnam, with Shaylyn Romney Garrett
Between war and empire
Jeremy Black weighs in on two recent historiographical offerings
Hail to the Chief (Part VI)
What will historians make of Donald Trump’s presidency? Graham Stewart discusses with Jeremy Black
Kitchen cabinet
Felipe Fernández-Armesto says MPs should pay their dues in the kitchen
The ways of waterways
From travelling to trade, how Britons used water before canals
Fine art versus luxury goods
The auction houses’ love expensive brands
Return of the referendum?
More direct democracy could be Europe’s only means of restoring political legitimacy
The problem with securonomics
A genuine strategy for increasing our economic security and resilience as a society would not start with the state
Could it be magic?
Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa by Anthony Grafton
A talented pianist and a battered piano
Bezhod Abduraimov: Shadows of my ancestors (Alpha-Classics)
The big bang
On the ecological repercussions and economic contributions of big shoots
The sentinel sleeps in Lothian
A new book is full of architectural treasures that the Scottish Government should do a better job of treasuring
The truth about sex
No amount of clever-clever language games can obscure basic biological facts
The case for more royals
This is no time for a slimmed-down monarchy
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
