Performing zeal
If opera is acting, concealing the self behind a character, where does that leave the singer in the concert hall, caught between ventriloquist and dummy, wonders Ian Bostridge
Crowning achievements
From the mass panic of William the Conqueror’s to the drunken mayhem of Victoria’s, few coronations have passed off entirely peacefully
No happy endings
Traditional fairy tales are transposed to a modern setting and given a thrilling – often terrifying – twist
A new world order
Zones of exception, freed from ordinary forms of regulation, are proliferating in bewildering varieties. Kwasi Kwarteng considers the consequences for democracy
An idiot’s guide to posting about Trump’s indictment
Who to copy: #Resistance TikTok, Matt Walsh or Ivanka? Donald Trump has been indicted — and you have to post…
The green foods time bomb
Green propagandists continue to inflict lethal damage to our electricity industry – it has become unreliable and expensive. Their intrusive…
Hunter Biden is going to be indicted
Thanks to New York County district attorney Alvin Bragg, a former president Joe Biden is likely to live out his…
The BBC is axing its panel shows. It only has itself to blame
The veteran BBC show Have I Got News for You is ‘due to become BBC television’s only satirical comedy show’. This is the…
The death of New Zealand’s MSM
Until recently I was a member of the mainstream media in New Zealand. A proud member. I have loved being…
The EU puts Ukraine at the centre of its China policy
If Beijing was in any doubt that its 12-point peace plan for Ukraine has gone down badly in Europe, those…
Greenflation: heating the economy to cool the planet
Nowadays, it’s almost impossible to miss the bombardment of virtuous sentiment surrounding climate change. We’re constantly told by the 21st…
The right’s two responses to Trump’s indictment
The immediate reaction to the indictment of Donald Trump by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has been a run to support…
The wonder and mystery of Mexican cooking
Mexican food is my comfort food. My devotion stems from memories of my mother’s enchiladas. I used to love watching…
Biden, Trump and iniquity in America
Shall we talk about double standards? People scoff at ‘whataboutery’, yet sometimes an iniquity towards one side becomes so absurd…
The trouble with Joe Biden’s trans declaration
Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility – just like the preceding 89 days of 2023. But, jesting aside, it…
Elon Musk is wrong to call for a pause on the AI race
On 2 August 1939, Albert Einstein – at that time the most famous scientist in the world – put his…
Even Donald Trump’s critics should be troubled by these charges
A New York grand jury has indicted former president Donald Trump over alleged ‘hush money’ payments to Stormy Daniels, an adult film…
Britain joining CPTPP is a triumph for the Tories
This morning ministers have confirmed that Britain has joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) – the first new…
The CPTPP trade deal shatters the ‘little Englander’ Brexit myth
Britain’s acceptance into the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will be presented by the government as a triumph,…
Why Democrats shouldn’t celebrate the charges against Donald Trump
The indictment of former president Donald Trump as part of an investigation into hush money paid in 2016 to an ex porn…
Why did Guy Pearce apologise for this trans tweet?
Hollywood actor Guy Pearce has apologised for posting a pro-trans tweet. That’s where we’re at now with the culture war.…
Have we militarised medicine?
It’s war, Jim, but not as we know it… ‘In the absence of information, we make up stories.’ These words…
A history lesson for Joe Biden
Some moderately clever people, reflecting on the confusing morass of current events, knowingly quote George Santayana’s most famous observation: that…
Any Swastika ban must include the Hammer and Sickle
As the Australian Federal government contemplates the prohibition of the Swastika, it is crucial to address the inherent tension between…
Let teachers teach
As recent footage of a teacher losing control of a New South Wales classroom received widespread coverage in the media,…
