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How stable is the Taliban government?
Some western governments and media have been involved in a collective act of wishful thinking in recent months over the…
Blue-tick Twitter is spoiling Emma Raducanu's victory
How do you take the pleasure out of something so marvellous and joyful as Emma Raducanu’s US open victory last…
China's war on effeminate men
A rectification notice from China’s state censor earlier this month included a peculiar admonition to ‘resolutely oppose’ effeminate men on…
Was the US involved in neo-fascist Italian terrorism?
Last month, Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi promised to declassify government documents involving two organisations: Gladio, an anti-communist paramilitary group…
Rosie Duffield’s treatment brings shame on the Labour party
News that Rosie Duffield will be missing the Labour Party conference over threats to her personal security brings to a…
Emma Raducanu’s amazing triumph does not belong to the left
It didn’t take long for the open-borders brigade to try and politicise the magnificent feat of British teenager Emma Raducanu…
Trump’s second wave
When Donald Trump descended on a golden escalator from the heights of Trump Tower in June 2015 to announce his…
Biden's disconnect
President Biden’s silence on 9/11 spoke volumes. His erratic and frequently irritated presence in recent weeks – when, that is,…
The very American heroism of Todd Beamer
Twenty years ago today, on the morning of 11 September 2001, 32-year-old Todd Beamer boarded a United Airlines flight at Newark,…
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…
