Yukio Mishima
A fanatic heart
On the 50th anniversary of his public suicide, Nigel Jones reflects on the strange life and bizarre death of the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima
Going solo
This Christmas, 40 competitors will face the most difficult sporting challenge on the planet
Rocking the Reichstag
Women across the world have been protesting against the bizarre new German self-ID laws
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
Italy is right to extend its ban on surrogacy
It is good for women and it is good for children
Folly, fantasy and Britain’s defence crisis
Britain has spent scarce resources in support of the fantasy of “Global Britain”
Why the world could be more dangerous in 2025
The old order is breaking apart and bad actors are taking advantage
Historiography made exciting
A new book from Richard Davenport-Hines makes history interesting and enjoyable
Donald Trump and the age of sovereign internationalism
We are entering a new age of great power competition
How should we teach about the Holocaust?
Keir Starmer’s social engineering aims seem ill-conceived
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
