Criminal justice chaos
'The problems that plague the criminal justice system are not rooted in an imagined “Leftist” criminal justice culture; they spring directly from the near-obliteration
Distinguished only by his errors
"Many, perhaps most, books about Israel are full of tendentious delusions. This is one of the worst examples"
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal
Davids slay Goliath of Dolphin Square
A consortium of residents and community groups has defeated plans to revamp one of London’s most famous—and notorious—buildings
Cosy world of the old history boy network
When I asked my academic colleagues to rate historians and their most famous works, their anger at the patronage system surprised me
Comics plight no laughing matter
An iconic American art form is in crisis thanks to new writers pushing politically-correct storylines
Chris Arnade: Dignity
Chris Arnade thinks American society is a bit like a classroom. With a physics PhD, a successful Wall Street career and a family home
Charisma and catastrophe
"How could one of the most civilised societies on earth become the instrument of a mind of such malice? I confess that my heart