September 21, 2020
How patriotic Labour could crush Boris If Keir Starmer can steer clear of identity politics and close the values gap, his party will reclaim lost ground
Tim Bale
21.09
Are you joining the Covid exodus? As people continue to flee the capital, some words of warning
Louise Perry
21.09
J.B. Priestley, visionary of England The Bradford-born writer's work catches the tenor of its time, and often speaks directly to ours
Boyd Tonkin
21.09
Alaska could have ended history If Russia hadn't sold the territory to the USA, the Cold War might have heated up
Daniel Kalder
18.09
Is Donald Trump toast? The pollsters Nate Silver, Doug Rivers and Robert Cahaly have radically different ideas about the coming election
Freddie Sayers
18.09
History began with a counterfactual If Athens had been wiped out by Persia, perhaps none of us would study the past
Tom Holland
18.09
How America came apart A people with no shared narrative or history will find it very hard to keep a lid on disorder and violence
Douglas Murray
18.09
The BBC needs to sack the suits Timid and out of touch, it is churning out banal bulletins and screwing up digital output
Ian Birrell
17.09
How Brahmins lead the fight against white privilege Upper-class Indians are prominent in America's radical racial politics despite centuries of privilege
Razib Khan
17.09
What if Magna Carta had died (in vain)? The agreement between King John and the barons has become part of the English national myth
Polly Mackenzie
17.09
What cats taught me about philosophy By entering our world, our pet felines have given us a window looking out of it
John Gray
17.09
Confessions of a student Marxist It is hard not to conclude that a whole generation has been terribly misled about how best to pursue a life of meaning and resilience
Tobias Phibbs
