US foreign policy
Letter from Washington: A final miscalculation in Afghanistan
The bungled US withdrawal marks a low point in the Biden presidency
Letter from Washington: Afghan blues
The Taliban’s grimly predictable advance is a reminder that withdrawal is not the end of Biden’s Afghanistan headache
Letter from Washington: Biden ends America’s longest war
Oliver Wiseman on the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan this week
Venice’s tortuous tourist tax
How much public money has been wasted on a scheme which will be quietly retired?
For we are one and unfree
Australia doesn’t care about free speech, and it doesn’t want to
Don’t tell feminists what our priorities should be
We know the seriousness of the issues that affect us, thank you
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
Beheading a pigeon
For all its quirks, bushcraft offered valuable insights into modernity and tradition
Common prayer
Britain, and her monarchy, have a language fitted for times of joy and sorrow alike — so why does the Church of England make such poor use of our traditional liturgy?
Well, well, well
The amazing discovery of a thousand Orvieto pots in a water shaft
The truth is out there
Henry Staunton is dismissed as dangerously “erratic” by the powers that be, but he may just be telling the truth, no matter how weird
A dentist’s appointment for Liam
Rishi discovers he is more appealing to the voters when he’s not there
A matter of National concern
This year’s race will come close to destroying its magic
A discordant song
Classical music may be the worst casualty of identitarian politics
