The National Interest
A tribute to Owen Harries
In memoriam
London and the laggards
In the eighteenth century London was booming, but many towns weren’t doing so well
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
Fiddling while Canterbury burns
The new proposals from the Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice are depressingly wrongheaded
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
Crossing the public health Rubicon
Are there any limits to statist safetyism?
The effects of Brexit are still being misreported
A new paper has received a lot of attention — all of it undeserved
Black holes and revelations
Keir Starmer has detected a previously unknown budgetary singularity from whose gravity no tax cuts can escape
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
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
