Stephen Jackson
Liberty in lockdown
Is it time to release democracy from quarantine and resuscitate the rule of law?
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
The meaning of Navalny’s death
This tragic event illustrates the cruelty and fragility of the Kremlin
The erotic art book banned by a pope
A rich tale of great artists, pornography and the papacy has made I Modi one of the most fabled of all books
The false prophets of war and turmoil
All eight of Whatmore’s subjects would have been astounded by the
stability of the British state through the 19th century
Disposable women?
Middle-aged women are routinely ignored and dismissed by society — it is time for that to change
Bevis Marks Synagogue
Britain’s oldest purpose-built synagogue faces a new, more insidious threat
How bad is the news on booze?
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
Preaching to a dwindling choir
Once the default denomination of tycoons and the WASP elite, America’s Episcopal Church is struggling
Arresting the fertility crisis
Britain needs more babies — and it is far from alone
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
The death of charity?
The decline of religion and the fraying of our social fabric has made us meaner