Theatre
An appreciation of the late John Simon
Andrew Cusack remembers the apotheosis of criticism
The theatre of inconvenience
The Old Vic’s abolition of women’s toilets is an outrage
Default, to a fault
Where are the plays that challenge the orthodoxy of left-liberal groupthink?
‘Between you and me…’
All the gossip that’s fit to print from our showbusiness veteran
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The generation delusion
Chris Bayliss and Henry Hill are joined by the Reverend Marcus Walker to discuss intergenerational responsibility
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
Critical briefing: Unite the Kingdom
What you need to know about the Unite the Kingdom march on May 16
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
The great American dream
Beware the lure of the vast US market
Price caps and political pygmies
Britain’s capitalist command economy cannot let businesses be
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
Brexit was not an act of economic self-harm
Whatever you have heard, UK-EU trade is doing just fine
The dead-end art of conspiracy
Should art dissect conspiracy theories or immerse itself in them?
The problem of midwit misinformation
Iran, insurance and how smart people lose sight of the truth
The story of a lifetime
Whole life novels lay bare the randomness and haphazardness of life