United States
In America we trust
The best and worst of America’s civil religion displayed in the wake of 9/11
90 minutes a slave
Are re-enactments of the Underground Railroad culturally insensitive — or a tool to help America understand its history?
Reining in the police: Action or cop-out?
The aftermath of George Floyd’s death is a Me Too moment for race relations and the law enforcement agencies
Return of the dragon
China’s Covid belligerence will only isolate it further
The man who exposed the watchers
David J. Garrow reviews Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the Surveillance State, by Barton Gellman
Does peak infection sync with lockdown enforcement?
The lockdown logic’s basic arithmetic doesn’t add up
Fall from grace
This hero of the destitute was airbrushed from history for challenging the oppressive-patriarchy narrative
Restore Trust
Many members have decided to walk away and leave the National Trust to its fate. They need to come back
Conflict of interest
Nigel Boardman’s inquiry into the Greensill Affair squanders the opportunity for real reform
A lecture in unflagging naivety
If you want your views of the wrongness of Brexit confirmed, this dull book will do so
The England riots: Ten years on
Did we learn any lessons?
Speaking truth to power?
Why did Jess Philips revoke her support for a gender critical article?
I know thee not, old bean
Boris Johnson escapes traps set for him by his arch-nemesis, Boris Johnson
Lost for words
Now the Ministry of Defence agrees that not all women are female
Stonewall came tumbling down
For years the charity has deflected criticism with its rainbow shield — but not anymore
The way forward
I’m proud that Britain is known as “TERF Island”