30 Aug 2021 - 1:10am

Where lockdown is a fairytale In Ann Patchett's Bel Canto, hostages are happy

Suzannah Lipscomb

30.08

Afghanistan always defeats the West A grasp of history might have prevented this disastrous war

William Dalrymple

30.08

The West has lost its virtue We have abandoned the taboos that held us together

Paul Kingsnorth

27.08

The media enabled Afghanistan’s collapse A gushing press corps made Biden feel invincible

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

27.08

Will Europe survive another migrant crisis? The EU is woefully unprepared for an influx of Afghans

Douglas Murray

27.08

Stonewall’s greatest betrayal It is tearing our community apart, not protecting it

Jonny Best

27.08

Books have always been a weapon The index can be a surprisingly powerful tool

Sam Leith

26.08

What modern feminism is hiding Does Amia Srinivasan believe the orthodoxies that fill her new book?

Mary Harrington

26.08

Does Jordan Peterson believe in God? The professor isn't being shifty when he refuses to declare his faith

Giles Fraser

26.08

Never trust a scientist The latest psychology scandal is a reminder of an old principle

Stuart Ritchie

26.08

Greenham Women are everywhere After Greenham Common, activism became a form of self-expression

Timandra Harkness

25.08

Why were we shocked by Afghanistan? The West has always been deluded about imperialism

Philip Hensher