Thailand
End womb trafficking
The feminist fix: Normalising surrogacy means dehumanising women
Thailand’s monarchy in crisis
Following the recent imprisonment of an activist for ‘disrespecting the monarchy’, James Snell looks at how Thailand’s current king differs from his predecessor
Bangkok’s revolt remains bloodless, for now
Is the tide turning against Thailand’s oligarchy?
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
There’s no good way to equal pay
You can’t beat the laws of supply and demand
You can’t legislate away hatred
Don’t just do something, stand there
Defending life and liberty
Abortion buffer zones hurt, rather than help women and babies
Butchering La bohème
Opera is “relatable” already
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
Love, death and drink
Does inspiration really come out of a bottle?
Is Starmer the anti-Thatcher?
He does not have the right ambition and imagination
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
Calm down, dears!
Donald Trump offers no threat to Britain’s core ideological commitments and is unlikely to radically change U.S. foreign policy
The US is getting what it wants in the Middle East
Israeli escalations against Hezbollah are not defiance but an extension of U.S. strategy
