Weimar Republic
The fateful road to the great dictators
Weimar Germany / Red Dawn Over China
The regime that set the stage for Nazism
The question is not about Weimar, but what went wrong with the Germany that preceded it
The Weimar Republic
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the Weimar Republic and whether its collapse blinds us to its achievements
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Why Mali matters
Terrorism is spiralling out of control in West Africa
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
Most of the world thinks differently to us
Universalism is based on irrational ideas about human nature
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
Britain must maintain its cultural inheritance
We should not allow our masterpieces to disappear overseas
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt