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Why AUKUS Matters

Why AUKUS Matters

The deal is is a belated response to the Chinese Communist Party’s mushrooming belligerence.

Aaron Sarin

20 Mar 2023 · 11 min read

Art & Culture

A Jolly Good Scoundrel

A Jolly Good Scoundrel

Three Cheers for Harry Flashman!

Graham Daseler

17 Mar 2023 · 14 min read

A Universe of Fizzled Stars

A Universe of Fizzled Stars

Is failure to succeed as bad as the fall from success?

Thomas Larson

17 Mar 2023 · 11 min read

Thoughtful Aesthete or Cheerful Philistine?

Thoughtful Aesthete or Cheerful Philistine?

On art, artists, and the divided soul of comedian Russell Kane.

Robin Ashenden

10 Mar 2023 · 8 min read

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Is There Such a Thing as a Good Academic-Activist?

Is There Such a Thing as a Good Academic-Activist?

The problem isn’t that some academics are activists. It’s that some academics do activism badly.

Holly Lawford-Smith

20 Mar 2023 · 9 min read

Fantastical Beliefs in a Post-Christian Age

Fantastical Beliefs in a Post-Christian Age

Without a faith, people must find new sources of meaning, new congregations to which they can belong.

Patrick Parkinson

20 Mar 2023 · 12 min read

Chronicle of a War, 20 Years On

Chronicle of a War, 20 Years On

The case for removing the worst of the Arab prison states looks more justifiable than ever, even as the blunders involved in its execution look even more unpardonable.

Brian Stewart

19 Mar 2023 · 15 min read

Exactly the Education I Needed

Exactly the Education I Needed

In praise of combative and cantankerous instruction.

Stephen Akey

17 Mar 2023 · 11 min read

From Panic to Prudence

From Panic to Prudence

Lessons from past financial crises.

Robert F. Bruner

16 Mar 2023 · 10 min read

Public Broadcaster, Private Celebrity

Public Broadcaster, Private Celebrity

Lineker has embarrassed the BBC but the vexing problem of illegal immigration will still have to be addressed.

John Lloyd

15 Mar 2023 · 6 min read

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