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The Viktor Bout hostage swap is a victory for the Kremlin
After a quiet swap in the United Arab Emirates, the American basketball star Brittney Griner is out of a Russian…
What Rowan Williams gets wrong about democracy
Rowan Williams used his Reith lecture on religious liberty to make a plea to religious believers: don’t be afraid of…
Why not all the French love Mbappé like Macron
Emmanuel Macron is confident France will beat England in Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final. In an interview with a radio station,…
All I want for Christmas is a TikTok ban
What do Santa Claus and the Chinese Communist Party have in common? They both see you when you’re sleeping, and…
We need to talk about Kevin
Even doomed political campaigns throw victory parties — or pretend to. No-hope candidates have to keep up the pretense that…
Iran steps up the war against its people
Iran has announced the first execution of the current crop of protestors. Mohsen Shekari, who was just 23, was hanged earlier…
Five lowlights from Harry and Meghan’s Netflix flop
Is that it? For months now much ink has been spilled about the ‘explosive’ revelations promised in Harry and Meghan’s…
Harry and Meghan’s Netflix show is a tedious, narcissistic wallow
The opening scenes of the eagerly anticipated – or keenly dreaded – Netflix series Harry & Meghan set out the…
The UK isn’t learning the right lessons from lockdown
This month, the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care published a Technical Report on the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK.…
Why can’t we call Moroccan football thugs hooligans?
One of my most delightful sporting experiences was watching the 2018 World Cup match between England and Tunisia in a…
The left declares war on sperm
There’s a perplexing debate buzzing online about where babies come from, and liberals are highlighting the fundamentally warped way they…
Germany’s failed coup shows the danger of conspiracy theories
It was one of the biggest police raids modern Germany has ever seen. Early Wednesday morning, 3,000 officers, among them…
Is it time to forgive Matt Hancock?
Over the past few months, Matt Hancock has been seeking forgiveness for his rule-breaking affair during the pandemic. And the…
Abortion clinic buffer zones are a step towards the end of free speech
There is nothing like abortion to make feelings run high. Termination of pregnancy has been lawful in Northern Ireland since…
Whitehall left counting the cost of Covid
Speaking at last year’s Tory conference, Liz Truss mocked those ‘portents of doom’, the ‘people who say that it is…
Herschel Walker’s loss shows Trump’s fortunes have gone south
Have Donald Trump’s presidential aspirations gone south? The failure of Herschel Walker to become the next senator from Georgia has…
China’s battle with Omicron is just beginning
Zero Covid seems to be ending in China. After three years of pushing this policy, the message from the state…
Why Germany’s far-right coup was doomed from the start
Twenty-five people have been arrested by German authorities on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. A failed coup attempt…
Let’s kick penalties out of football
Spain crashed out of the World Cup on penalties last night, despite dominating possession against Morocco for two solid hours.…
The Twitter Files just got a lot more interesting
As I wrote earlier, last week Matt Taibbi, the journalist chosen by Elon Musk to reveal what really happened behind-the-app…
The Tories need to get tough on the strikes
This Christmas, Britain is facing what is not far short of a general strike. Rail workers, ambulance drivers, nurses, postal…
When will Harry and Meghan leave us alone?
Is anyone else starting to feel harassed by Harry and Meghan? There’s no escaping them. Open Spotify and there they…
How abortion falsehoods put lives at risk
Margaret (not her real name) is a board certified OB-GYN practicing in a Catholic, pro-life hospital system in Michigan. Ever…
This wind U-turn proves Sunak is a risk management PM
Another day, another U-turn: this time on onshore wind. To the surprise of no-one, the government has given in to…
Is lockdown to blame for the Strep A spike?
As of today, nine children have died in the UK after falling ill with Strep A. Now, more children under…
