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Speak softly and carry a big stick
A prudent fear of the unpredictability of war has been the touchstone of realist thinkers
Senseless in Gaza
Does anybody have a good idea of where the conflict between Israel and Hamas is going?
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
It’s time to ban the Brotherhood
Britain can no longer afford to ignore the Muslim Brotherhood’s quiet but far-reaching influence
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
The right does not need religion
We should not mourn the end of the Quiet Revival
Paean to a green and pleasant land
The finest living example of that perennial English type, the countryman-writer
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
The generation delusion
Chris Bayliss and Henry Hill are joined by the Reverend Marcus Walker to discuss intergenerational responsibility
Exile and exaltation
Bohuslav Martinu: The Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon)
The Muslim modernisers
Muslim reformers do not innovate; they renew by seeking to mend what is broken
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom