Second World War
The day the dictators met
Thankfully, the two fascist leaders’ meeting at Hendaye remains nothing more than a footnote in history
Decline, fall and rise again
A masterly account of Britain’s fortunes in the Second World War
The man who restored Japan
Shinzo Abe has led Japan to overcome its war guilt and emerge as a major global power
Must we keep failing universities alive?
History is full of institutions which could not justify their own existence
The enigma of Englishness
The English have debated their national nature for centuries
A sharp satire perfect for Critic readers
We should be giving copies of this magazine away at every screening
How bad is the news on booze?
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
Escaping Plato’s goon cave
Vision Pro illuminates the telos of modernity and the narrowing of human experience
The never-ending question
Jonathan Gullis may still be in the middle of his parliamentary question
A new low in anti-vape scaremongering
There is no great risk of oral cancer among vapers
The Irish should reject the new hate speech bill
It threatens free speech while offering dubious benefits for society
Scary cute
CUTE, a new exhibition at Somerset House is a deliciously unsettling stroll down the uncanny valley
Why Labour has the best history books
Labour continues to blunder down that long blind Blairite alleyway, unable to turn back or find an exit
Why we don’t police anti-Christian hate
Jewish and Muslim communities rightly get protections and attention from the government — but Christians are routinely overlooked
