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
A majority built on sand
Keir Starmer should not feel too triumphant — hard times lie ahead
Poland’s border crisis belongs to the rest of Europe too
A soldier’s tragic death has exacerbated tensions on the border with Belarus
It’s called X, not XXX
Elon Musk is wrong to open the door to porn on X
Germany is acknowledging the unspeakable
A pattern of criminality is shattering taboos
Artificially Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material is not a victimless crime
The often-raised theory that AI-CSAM is harmless or can even make children safer, must be quashed
Revive the roots
To save the Conservative Party, its chairman must return powers to the local associations
Guardrails of civilisation
If politics is downstream from culture, culture is downstream from the campus
Merchants of the Venice Biennale
For all its pretentiousness, the Venice Biennale still hints towards higher truths
A short guide to voting in the general election
From Gorgeous George to the Newark Chainsaw Massacre, the Critic brings you a selectively exhaustive guide to the parties running in 2024