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Why don’t the Left care that Karl Marx was a vicious racist

They love to cancel other dead white male philosophers. The answer is his writings are a key weapon in trying to tear down the West

Diversity is the new national religion. Woe betide any agnostics

The unnatural hush around Sir David Amess’s murder proves that there are some issues we can simply no longer discuss

I feel sorry for Rishi Sunak

Unlike many of my fellow countrymen, I admire anyone who manages to make their own money.

Dear Elon: Here’s five things you can do to make Twitter better

Elon Musk has made an offer to buy Twitter outright. Having just recently bought a $2.64 billion stake in the platform he has now decided to go all in.

No political system on earth sucks quite as much as the French one – which will end up crowning ‘king’ Macron

It turns out to be Groundhog Election Day again in French politics.

How to lose an election

They have deprived themselves of one of the most important opportunities that elections give people – which is not just the opportunity to get your way, but the opportunity to learn why you didn’t.

Black Lives Matter is just another racket

Some believe the Black Lives Matter movement presents a false reality and a false solution to enrich themselves.

By raping innocents Putin’s forces prove they are animals – West must treat them like the criminals they are

The world is witnessing what Russian forces have done to Ukraine as troops withdraw

How should Prince William respond to questions about slavery?

Prince William simply demonstrated that giving a speech apologising for the slave trade puts no ghosts to bed. It only reawakens them, attracting along the way the sort of people who like seeing ghosts.

Scrutonian selections

A review of Against the Tide by Roger Scruton.

We’re all stuck picking up after this Biden dud

“Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to f–k things up,” President Barack Obama once reportedly said of Joe Biden. But even Obama might be surprised at how close this ability of Biden’s has already come to bringing the world to disaster.

Two years ago we clapped for carers – now we’d boo the NHS over its appalling waiting lists and obsession with wokery

When the NHS needed the support of the public we gave it