US Politics
George Shultz: A life guided by trust but marred by scandal
George Shultz, a long-term Secretary of State of the Reagan administration, has died at the age of 100
Why the impeachment trial will embolden Trump
Trump’s home in Florida shows no sign of becoming a quiet retirement retreat as Palm Beach looks set to become the Republican Party’s ideological headquarters
Is California recalling progressivism?
The recall of the Governor undermines the woke-ism that dominates the national Democratic Party
Impeachment Follies: The case against conviction
Paul du Quenoy argues that Democrats are unlikely to achieve their dream of removing their most dangerous rival from contention in 2024
The Great Game: Eyewitness to Trump’s first post-presidential Super Bowl party
There were sombre scenes at Donald Trump’s Palm Beach Super Bowl party
Who champions the little guy now that Trump is gone?
Sir Andrew Cook, chairman of leading British manufacturer William Cook Group, bemoans the fact that the parties of the left no longer stand up for the little guy
Catholicism at its most bonkers—and prescient
The strange and startling events at Fatima continue to intrigue and haunt as the Catholic Church wrestles against the liberalising world order
The Republicans’ reality problem
MAGA cultists are leading the Republicans into unreality
The US has much to learn from the UK’s civil service
Despite Joe Biden’s best intentions, don’t expect a radical upheaval of America’s bureaucracy any time soon
Beware the bill of attainder
Christopher Silvester explains how English history could have an important part to play in Trump’s impeachment
Cricket’s triple threat
Some have the granddaddy knack
Jonathan Glazer’s speech was an affirmation of Jewishness
Critics who accuse him of denying his identity have things backwards
Sloane danger
Obvious, expensive and tasteless, Azzurra’s food perfectly echoes Mr Angell’s ambience
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
The cost of dissent
Brave women have sacrificed a lot to stand up for their gender critical beliefs
Why not the Taliban Line?
These new overground lines are not sufficiently progressive
Religious freedom is back on the agenda
The International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill, currently before parliament, is an important step for securing Britain’s role in promoting religious liberty
Three novelists pushing the bloat out
Some novels still dare to leave the reader’s hand unheld — without universal success
A talented pianist and a battered piano
Bezhod Abduraimov: Shadows of my ancestors (Alpha-Classics)
Banning masks from protests is a bad idea
Anonymity can be essential to dissent against tyrannical regimes
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
