Soviet Union
In defence of cynicism
It is a natural response to being continually treated like an idiot
How can we make us all British?
Strong social norms once helped integration, but not in today’s fractured society
The man who knew, but could not do
Zbigniew Brzezinski recognised his enemies, and by his manner created plenty more
The British economy cannot sustain its contradictions
Like the late Soviet Union, it depends on ignorance and wishful thinking
Russian roulette
Musicians lived in constant terror of putting a foot, or a note, wrong
We must resurrect the symphony
Or the orchestra will die with it
The war of words over Estonia’s Soviet monuments
Despite three decades of independence, Estonia’s Soviet past is still a cause of division
Before the wall’s fall
Geopolitical maneuverings between the East and the West
“X” marks a spot
The development of geopolitical thought in the Cold War
New beginnings, old problems
How did geopolitics evolve in the aftermath of World War Two?
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
The costs of telling the truth too late
The girl guiding decision is causing pain — so why do activists seek to prolong it?
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
Sex wars, what are they good for?
On Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer and the virtues of intellectual combat
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Albion’s re-enactors
Beneath Restore Britain’s rhetoric lies an impulse to retreat from history itself
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
Worstall’s Corollary
Rare earths expose a fatal flaw at the heart of industrial strategy: governments intervene in systems they do not remotely understand