Queen Charlotte
The “mulatto” Queen
Lisa Hilton debunks a growing myth about a monarch’s consort
Train lines to nowhere
The farcical naming of new overground lines has exposed the fragility of progressivism
The Midas touch
The kind of skill that makes the breath catch in thousands of throats at once
Religious freedom is back on the agenda
The International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill, currently before parliament, is an important step for securing Britain’s role in promoting religious liberty
The Grand Migrant Hotel Rwanda
All are welcome at Kagame’s eccentric migrant hostelry, and don’t worry about the roving deathsquads: they’re harmless
Why do we mourn the unborn?
Our attitudes towards children in the womb are hopelessly confused
British universities have a China problem
The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression
War on Nazis in Oz and in the air
LeBor reviews Our Dad the Nazi Killer and Masters of the Air
The misanthropic history man
Yuval Noah Harari has become an intellectual superstar, but his predictions have become wilder and sillier
Smartphones are not the source of all social ills
Phones and social media are easy scapegoats for our all too human follies
The Roman Republic is worth thinking about
The life and death of Tiberius Gracchus illustrate the virtues of populism
Mad for this fresh take on King Lear
Farber’s casting and concept feels assured