An Islamist Winter?
While Islamists have prospered from the Arab Spring, they are not dominant. But vigilance is needed to protect the flame of freedom
The Secret of Cheap Energy: Fire Chris Huhne
The global price of gas should be falling, but our "greenest ever" government is busy driving up the cost of heating our homes
Forced Marriages Dishonour Britain
The fear of singling out Islam for criticism has so far blocked the criminalisation of the abduction and rape of Muslim girls
We Only Pretend to Defend Free Speech
Western liberals are happy to speak truth to power—when they are sure they won't be thrown in prison or the subject of a fatwa
Dreyfus and the Birth of Intellectual Protest
Zola inspired other writers and artists to defend the jailed Jewish officer. Yet he himself was not free of the taint of anti-Semitism
Essential Merit
'Lady Hale argues persuasively that diversity in its widest sense should be regarded as essential for appointments to the Supreme Court'
Africans and Cannots
'It may be premature to celebrate the fall of Gaddafi, especially since the National Transitional Council has introduced sharia'
Racing Certainty
The euro's life began in doubt and has ended in crisis; thank god we never threw our pound into the pot