A flawed analysis on the rise of transnational authoritarianism
György Schöpflin on Anne Applebaum’s Twilight of Democracy
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
Blue-collar brilliance
1970s Pittsburgh wasn’t just a steel town: it was the steel town
Three decades of broken promises on immigration
Time and time again, Labour and the Conservatives have failed to deliver on their pledges
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
Labour is betraying women
From benefits to crime, Keir is letting women down
Cities of the mind
19th century English towns live on in our collective imagination
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
Knife-edge of the Western world
Vilnius is a serene western capital on a critical eastern frontier
Perfect victims and a tale of two films
Don’t idealise victims — listen to them
