04/14/2021 - 1:00am

America has always been a basket case The nation often appears deranged and unstable — only to come up trumps

Justin Webb

20.03

The populist spirit of the Paris Commune One hundred and fifty years ago, revolutionaries were far more interested in democracy than feminism and Marx

Robert Tombs

15.03

Don’t fall for Putin’s enemies Westerners are deluded to expect the Kremlin's critics to be heroes

Daniel Kalder

04.03

Lord Sumption: civil disobedience has begun The retired Supreme Court justice believes we have no moral obligation to obey the law

Freddie Sayers

03.03

Twilight of the American empire After years of liberal imperialism, the US has finally overstretched itself

Aris Roussinos

23.02

The dictator who fooled us Why are we negotiating with Rwanda’s despot?

Ian Birrell

18.02

When will Germany grow up? Angela Merkel's invincibility reflects the country's suspicion of democracy

Katja Hoyer

11.01

Can Twitter exist in a democracy? Donald Trump isn't the only problem: liberty depends on the virtues social media erodes

Ed West

02.12

Don’t mess with Kent Did the Government lock down two million people just because of a historical quirk of political geography?

Peter Franklin

02.11

Centrists are the biggest threat to democracy The anti-democratic spirit of the age is an expression of colossal self-regard

Peter Franklin

09.10

The traffic wars speeding your way Screaming matches, Facebook flamewars, civil disobedience — the fight for the streets is getting ugly

Peter Franklin

21.04

Can Emmanuel Macron reinvent himself? The French President's willingness to wrestle intellectually with the Covid crisis sets him apart

John Lichfield