Why Queen Elizabeth was a Presbyterian when she died
When the Queen died, she was actually a Presbyterian. That’s because she was in residence at Balmoral, and all British…
Brits had their glorious Queen. What do we Americans have?
As an American who has spent his career contemplating and writing about the monarchy and the US-UK relationship, my skills…
Why Russia failed to dominate the skies over Ukraine
In the run up to the Russian invasion in February airpower analysts, including this author, were gloomy about Ukraine’s ability…
Bureaucrats are our real monarchs
I’ve been thinking a fair bit today about what the passing of our head of state means for us as…
Dear Liberals, defeat is not certain
When you’re outflanked on the left, you push further to the left at your own peril. Nor can you push…
Why didn’t Ukraine fall?
A week before Russia invaded Ukraine, expectations varied considerably. The US government was certain the Russians would strike at Kyiv…
When the Ceausescus came to tea
Anyone still in any doubt about the lengths to which Queen Elizabeth II was prepared to go in the line…
The esoteric creed of King Charles
Our new king is not, by normal standards, an important intellectual. But it would be churlish to dismiss his thinking…
Thatcher failed to protect Hong Kong
Many conservatives, and all conservative politicians, worship the hallowed ground on which the late Margaret Thatcher walked. A visit to…
How the culture war became a crusade
In February 2020, I was invited on to the BBC’s The Big Questions to debate the topic: ‘Is wokeness the…
Republic: a play for unlimited power?
Like many, the passing of Queen Elizabeth the Faithful has given me pause. The carefully planned and executed traditions of…
Stealing the Stone of Destiny
Come breeding time, around 10 million Adélie penguins swarm the Antarctic shoreline. They ensconce themselves along the rocky beaches and…
God save our CM
It doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, ‘God save our gracious constitutional monarchy, long live our noble constitution…
Brown study
The news from Ukraine over the last few days has been treated as if the war were over, Ukraine had…
Royal notes
Everyone has said it by now, but this changed and confusing world makes it all the more extraordinary. It seemed…
The elites united will never be defeated
A hundred years on, the West’s enemies are in the ascendancy
‘Quick, somebody call a Diversity Officer!!’
Identity politics is seriously damaging our most important insitutions
A god of fury and destruction
David Hare is the most eminent British dramatist of the generation that includes the man we have to learn to…
Aussie life
‘I’d rather see a church burn,’ is my usual response to a glass of wine getting knocked over. So if…
