Section: Essay

Total Results: 1016


European military personnel carry the coffin of late German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, one of the great figures of European unification. Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images
February 24, 2021

Can the EU survive the death of liberalism? The bloc was designed for a philosophy that no longer exists

Larry Siedentop

Friday
19.02

19.02

The fantasy of English freedom The average Brit would happily have a microchip in his arm if it meant he could go down the pub

Ed West

Thursday
18.02

18.02

Jewish privilege is a myth Today's obsession with 'whiteness' ignores the complexities of race

Giles Fraser

Wednesday
17.02

17.02

The age of empire is back The battle over raw materials will decide who rules the world

Aris Roussinos

Tuesday
16.02

16.02

When did we give up on persuasion? Culture warriors on both the Left and Right are too scared of changing their minds

Tom Chivers

Monday
15.02

15.02

The dangers of decadence What starts as silliness can eventually turn into something far more sinister

Julie Burchill

Wednesday
10.02

10.02

The death of the idle rich Today's wealthy are defined by the amount they work

Peter Franklin

Tuesday
09.02

09.02

Who created the self-made man? A generation of risk-takers owe their success to the welfare state

Selina Todd

Friday
05.02

05.02

America’s age of isolation With former allies now turning to China and Russia, Biden could soon find himself all alone

Patrick Lawrence

Thursday
04.02

04.02

So you want to be a mermaid? As the fairy tale taught us, switching identity rarely has a happy ending

Mary Harrington

Wednesday
03.02

03.02

Has Macron lost the plot? The pressure of next year's election seems to be skewing the President's political compass

John Lichfield

03.02

The ideology that broke Britain Our unwieldy and bureaucratic state is heading for self-destruction

Aris Roussinos