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The rise of Taliban Twitter
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was swift, but this victory wasn’t won overnight. For years, the Taliban has been waging…
You can't keep an American exceptionalist down
Like millions of other Americans I was riveted by the images of chaos and despair at the Kabul airport as US…
Does Nicola Sturgeon care more about oil revenue or climate change?
‘Now, as I’ve hopefully made clear throughout all of my remarks, the North Sea will continue to produce oil for…
Rosie Duffield to miss Labour conference due to security concerns
Labour conferences have been fractious affairs in recent years. Tensions between various factions have often spilled over onto the conference…
The West should rediscover Hayek and end the lockdowns
Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom is famed as one of the most effective takedowns of the socialist planned economy. Although…
Congress pretends to hold the Pentagon accountable
The Biden administration’s latest $3.5 trillion spending proposal continues to attract attention. With a hodgepodge of Democratic priorities ranging from…
Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate is an affront to American liberty
Joe Biden is telling the unvaccinated that the time for waiting is over. In his signature ‘get-off-my-lawn!’ old-man yelling voice, the exhausted…
The War on Terror is a war of religion
Compare the world 20 years after the 9/11 attacks to the world two decades after Pearl Harbor. World War Two…
Do vaccines pose a risk to young boys?
Should we be vaccinating children against Covid-19? While some countries have been enthusiastically administering vaccines to under-18s — greatly contributing…
Moaning luvvies have a lot to learn from Brigitte Bardot
I missed Brigitte Bardot mania; by the time she retired from film-making at the age of 40 to concentrate on…
Covid pingdemic takes its toll on Britain's economic bounce-back
The arrival of ‘freedom day’ on 19 July enabled people to return to concerts, festivals, and ditch social distancing, but…
The 9/11 anniversary marks a painful moment for squaddies
The sweet salvation of the summer recess over, we returned to Sandhurst for our final term of officer training. It was…
9/11 and the war on terror kiddie table
The thing about childhood is that eventually you’re supposed to grow up. It’s with this in mind that we turn…
California recall candidate Larry Elder gets egged
Absent from most headlines on Wednesday was the egging of California recall candidate Larry Elder during a trip to the…
Help! I've got 'schlong Covid'
One of the difficulties with having difficulties in your gentleman’s area is describing it to your doctor. Saying ‘I’ve got…
Michel Barnier's Brexity manifesto
It seems Michel Barnier has undergone something of a transformation in recent months. Gone is the starry-eyed Eurocrat who decried…
The Church of England is missing a trick on climate change
Justin Welby urges us, echoing Deuteronomy, to ‘choose life’, so that our children may live. It is an apt use…
Terf war reignites at Guardian HQ
Few issues divide the Guardian’s right-on journalists more than transgender rights. Back in November its longtime columnist Suzanne Moore was purged after…
Beware the Texas abortion law
For a people supposedly united by their great and abiding love of freedom, the pandemic year has been an interesting…
Is it finally Time’s Up for grifting women’s groups?
Eva Longoria. Shonda Rhimes. Jurnee Smollett. Ashley Judd. Those names might sound like the makings of a new Netflix original…
The West's Islamist capitulation
On Monday, Tony Blair addressed a military think tank in London and stated that the West should continue to intervene…
Even Tories should be wary of Gove's election stitch-up
Conservative politicians appear willing to revolt on every issue: tax rises, China, lockdowns. But on the accumulation of power by…
Tory MPs back Boris's tax hike
As expected, this evening the Commons approved the 1.25 per cent increase in National Insurance, with 319 votes in favour…
When will the DUP realise the truth about the Tory Brexit strategy?
Are the Tories serious about getting rid of the troublesome Northern Ireland Protocol? The latest extension to the so-called grace period –…
Boris should keep copying Blair
Having written here at least once before that Boris Johnson is the heir to Blair, my first thought on the Prime…
