Pope Pius XII
The pontiff who looked the other way
David Kertzer unearths dramatic evidence from recently-released Vatican files
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American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
Free speech is about principle, not political convenience
One might disagree with pro-Palestine radicals but that does not mean that they should be censored
Mahmood music
Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms are a lot less tough than they sound
The thin blue line must be thicker
The police are nothing without a presence in communities
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
Reform has the real “Shadow Cabinet”
Establishment gatekeeping is as futile as it is absurd
Standout singers
If Music (Erato), Day of These Days (Delphian) & Eisnacht (Genuin)
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
Information rage
Jacob Siegel’s new book The Information State is profound and troubling
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge