Vince McMahon
Live not by kayfabe
The dark side of professional wrestling is the dark side of institutional life
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Beef and Brexit prosperity
High beef prices are a symptom of a deeper problem—Britain has left the EU, but not its economic mindset.
Exile and exaltation
Bohuslav Martinu: The Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon)
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Jonathan Ross’s existentialist hell
Jonathan Ross’s “crass” new TV show is surprisingly Sartrean
Britain’s AI gamble reeks of desperation
The government is betting it all on AI — it could lose our trousers
The great American dream
Beware the lure of the vast US market
An uneasy peace amid the ruins
Four million citizens of Damascus remain uncertain of what the future will bring
Profile: Alec Douglas-Home
The quintessential Tory grandee who
was the last of his kind: a politician
motivated by service to his country