USSR
When did the Cold War actually start?
Professor Jeremy Black picks-over the evidence with Graham Stewart
The brutal purging of God
Giles Udy on Godless Utopia by Roland Elliott Brown
Play it both ways, Dmitry
This new biography has set my feet pounding, for once in admiration rather than indignation
Longing for more
Some of the greatest movies ever made were incredibly long. But is a film lasting 13 hours just too much?
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
Critical briefing: Tisza
What you need to know about the new Hungarian establishment
A police school for scandal
Is it any wonder there’s a two-tier policing controversy when officer training is focused on political correctness?
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within
The UK’s messiest election ever?
Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning