January 3, 2020

In praise of failed resolutions A reminder of our imperfections can spur us on to greater things

Polly Mackenzie

03.01

How would you respond to the rise of Nazism? Sebastian Haffner’s powerful 1939 memoir <I>Defying Hitler</i> can help us make sense of current uncertain times

Ian Birrell

02.01

Where will Boris Johnson lead us? Come 2029, the former United Kingdom will be consumed by a new dilemma

James Kirkup

02.01

America has always been a circus Kurt Anderson's <I>Fantasyland</i> explores the US tendency to blur fact with fiction

Justin Webb

02.01

What if we made our MPs go to church? Power does funny things to people, and it is no bad thing to have some humility thrust upon you.

Niall Gooch

01.01

The cost of liberal economics Tim Jackson's <i>Prosperity Without Growth</i> shows us how to bring the global economy back into the service of human flourishing

Mary Harrington

01.01

Why food banks are a cause for national pride The Left thinks the welfare state should 'wipe away every tear'. It won't happen — and it shouldn't

Robin Aitken

01.01

Bring on cuffing season History shows it's only natural to seek out a big beefy radiator when the long cold nights set in

Zoe Strimpel

31.12

The turn of the year is no cause for optimism Why do we have such an unerring ability to choose the wrong future?

Peter Hitchens

31.12

The End of the World is always nigh Richard Landes's much underrated <i>Heaven on Earth</i> explores our lust for Armageddon

Daniel Kalder

31.12

How my daughter disrupted my politics When your child is born profoundly disabled, it forces you to see everything differently

Ian Birrell

31.12

The EU is flunking its Brexit opportunity Instead of stabilising Europe's divisions, the British vote to leave is widening them

Helen Thompson