Warfare
Surprise in war
Ukraine shows that speed can be everything — but swiftness is born of careful planning
Contra Cummings on Ukraine
He exposes his own lack of strategic thinking
Raw and immersive tale of the Civil War
The siege of Basing House encompasses all of England in microcosm
Japan v China — the history of a rivalry
Professor Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about the centuries-old military rivalry between China and Japan
Disposable women?
Middle-aged women are routinely ignored and dismissed by society — it is time for that to change
Liz Truss was right but naive
She grasped the scale of Britain’s plight but misunderstood the nature of power
Playing the victim
A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism
Four women seers in a time of strife
Eilenberger’s design is to present philosophy outside the lecture theatre in its life-transforming power
Go west
Rishi has been a bit down lately
Barking up the wrong tree
Insta-obsessed diners can’t see the food for the reels
Katharine Birbalsingh is wrong about religion in schools
Education should prepare us for the good life, not just good grades
The reality of tobacco control
To have a law does not mean that it will be respected
How trans activists captured the hate crime agenda
The “hate crime” agenda is based on bad policing and worse politics
Representation gets raunchy
We have to stop the patronising pandering to communities in the name of “representation”
Parklife people
This book has a brilliant premise but, frustratingly, it doesn’t quite work
