Why are we so obsessed with America?
Ben Sixsmith and Sebastian Milbank discuss the American midterms, their implications for the rest of the world, and why the hell Britons are so obsessed with the USA in the first place.
Challenge the consensus. Access rigorous analysis.
Put yourself in the shoes of the average American
Conservative parties may be good at winning elections but have they lost the argument?
Britain is a sad sunless satrapy of the American empire
On ebbing power of the political influencer
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
Pareto and the problem of elite circulation
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Arty types: the fashionable poet
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
