John Smyth, who died in 2018 aged 77, was born in Canada to parents who were members of the cultish Plymouth Brethren. The ...

Only in Kharkiv, ever-changing city of industry and ideas and shifting identities, could the words REINFORCED CONCRETE become a rallying cry for fortitude, resilience and wild hope. Of course, ...

In 1935 Sinclair Lewis wrote It Can’t Happen Here, a book warning that European-style fascism could easily take root in the United States. His central character is a right-wing multi-millionaire ...

It is generally agreed that being the archbishop of Canterbury is an impossible job. In modern times, tenures can begin with modest support and even, occasionally, enthusiasm. It is also generally ...

Looking forward, maybe the most pressing question about Donald Trump for Britain is: what will he do to us? In particular, is he going to abandon Ukraine? And is he going to erect a tariff wall to ...

One standard response to any proposal whatsoever to legalise assisted dying is to warn of “a slippery slope”. It often does not matter what the proposal itself is, the stock reaction will be the same: ...

Unless you’re glued to TikTok makeup videos, you may not know there is a trademark tussle going on over the word demure. In August, a young woman in Chicago drove to her job at a grocery store. While ...

East London has a rich political history of radicalism. In the 19th century, women employed at the Bryant and May match factory in Bow went on strike and marched on the Houses of Parliament to oppose ...

Among Elon Musk’s current obsessions is his view that the only place—the only place—where truth can be found is on X, formerly known as Twitter. That need not worry us unduly except that he is said to ...

In the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election, parallels are being drawn to George W Bush’s victories. Bush won his first presidential election in 2000 narrowly, losing the popular vote but winning just ...

Hours after Donald Trump claimed victory in the United States presidential election, Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán—Europe’s chief apostle of illiberalism—welcomed a new dawn for Europe’s ...