The American Berserk

The war on democracy

Whatever the outcome of the US presidential election, more violence is likely.

Letter of the week: A proportional response

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Ed Miliband’s green-energy charm offensive is not sustainable

Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.

Britain will never be an energy superpower

The Labour government’s net zero policies are based on a delusion.

Euros Diary: Only England can cause this much hurt

“Dave? Is it coming home?” they asked me. But football has a way of puncturing a nation’s joy in…

Raja Shehadeh: “Israel is trying to make another Nakba”

The author and human rights activist on losing Palestine.

Southgatism will endure

Left conservatism is a winning politics for Starmer, Southgate and our times.

Starmer’s people are returning class to the centre of politics

The Prime Minister’s class-conscious and interventionist government owes more to Harold Wilson than to Tony Blair.

Republicans are correct that words can incite violence – they would know

The right’s criticism of dangerous rhetoric is both shrewd and deeply hypocritical.

The scourge of bad Tube poetry

The public realm has become a moralising and patronising place

A reckoning with Ghislaine Maxwell

The socialite who groomed women for Jeffrey Epstein is behind bars, but her victims’ trauma endures.

From Lore Segal to Steve Tibble: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring The Boundless River by Mathijs Deen and Systemic by Layal Liverpool.

Cricket in an age of heroes

Bill Edrich was only a competent batsman but his manly exploits embodied the postwar spirit.

Back to the American future

Caught at a violent turning point in history, the United States is struggling to find a path forward.

The men who made Labour

A remarkable new novel tells the story of Victor Grayson, the rock star of Victorian socialism.

Twisters makes tornadoes great again

The sequel to the cult 1996 blockbuster Twister is saved by a charismatic performance from Glen Powell.

The Jetty: Yet another laughable, insulting show about crimes against women

I’m weary of listening to homilies about male violence from characters who are otherwise strikingly inarticulate.

At Hyde Park, Stevie Nicks is a powerful presence

The Fleetwood Mac singer is 76 years old – but she doesn’t sound it.

The martyring of Elliott Smith

The indie-rock artist’s posthumous status as a “torment saint” is an ill-fitting reputation.

Gardening laziness is the best way to encourage pollinators

Doing nothing is the antidote to declining insect populations.

Thought experiment 1: The Chinese Room

The American philosopher John Searle’s defence of human intelligence now has to confront today’s sophisticated AI algorithms.

A new government, and I had a seat at the side-table of history

After I celebrated the end of Tory chaos in grand style, even my dreams have resolved to be nicer.

The property rental market is a hellscape

In a landlord’s market, with intense competition from fellow renters, you’re damned whatever you do.

Spain dashed English dreams, but there were other Euros winners too

Keir Starmer, Denzel Dumfries, and pubs did remarkably well during the tournament.

This England: A walking nightmare

This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain…

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Anne Applebaum Q&A: “Pessimism is irresponsible”

The journalist and author on Nancy Drew, French secret agents, and society’s inability to regulate social media algorithms.