Vivien Leigh
Amour fou of the star-crossed lovers
The relationship between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh was one of all-consuming passion
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American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
The right has a conspiracy problem
Conspiracies exist — but the temptation to use them as an all-purpose explanation is wrongheaded
Iran has been fatally misunderstood
The US and Israel were foolish to imagine that the Iranians would crumble
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
The truth about the “Quiet Revival”
Churches have been growing in Britain — just not all of them
