Tabloid Press
Harry, Meghan (and Jeremy) want to be alone
LA may not be the place for true socialist privacy
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
Where are the calls for blasphemy laws coming from?
We should consider the voters as well as the politicians
Revising Roman rottenness
The monsters of old can teach us about the monsters of today
Getting the measure of the Russian bear
A defensive concern under the right conditions can morph into a warrant for brutal expansionism
Marble arch
The Marbles bind us to Europe; losing them won’t make us more European
A worthy but deeply flawed attack on woke
A distinct lack of charity when evaluating the motivations and goals of others
Cotton ceiling 2.0
Straight men should not be trying to seduce lesbians
The Bard at Christmas
It is impossible to appreciate Shakespeare without acknowledging his Christian foundations
Reasons to be cheerful
A pessimist tries to summon up Christmas cheer
The first victim of empire
England is an ongoing casualty of the British imperial project
Britain is at breaking point
The UK is experiencing existential challenges, but neither elitists nor populists offer a solution
