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Jonathan Sacks on the Improbability of Israel

The Jewish state’s very existence proves that survival is possible against all odds.

Israel was right to ignore the West

Kamala Harris warned that the IDF shouldn’t go into Rafah. As she wisely said: ‘I’ve studied the maps’

‘Fact check’ has become just another word for censorship

“Fact-checking” is like “fake news”: something that is now entirely in the eye of the beholder. At the vice presidential debate this week, the CBS moderators once again tried to show that they were the fair and impartial people in the room

Mr. Biden, This Is How You Defend Israel

At the UN General Assembly this week, our president delivered a milquetoast defense of our ally. Half a century ago, Daniel Patrick Moynihan did the opposite.

Sky News has lost its way

Joining a ‘fighting group’ like Hezbollah should be seen for what it is: a distinctly bad career choice

‘A Time for Choosing’

As the election approaches, the rhetoric of Ronald Reagan reminds America to think for itself.

Are the Tories brave enough to be conservative?

Whoever wins the leadership race will discover they have two things they can wield: words and ideas

When will Democrats stop the violent rhetoric that has conservatives under threat?

In 2011 a lone madman shot Giffords in the head. It was a terrible attack on Giffords and on American democracy. The idea that anyone would dare to influence the process of government by violence was condemned by all.

The Imperfection of America

When the Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787, Benjamin Franklin acknowledged its flaws—then defended it magnificently.

The C of E’s raving madness

Red Dwarf star Craig Charles will be coming to Peterborough Cathedral to ‘spin an epic DJ set’

Government censorship is a greater threat than ‘disinformation’

“Disinformation” is once again in the news. On one side are people who say that if something sounds like a fake news story and smells like a fake news story, then it is indeed a fake news story.

Nothing Is Lost Forever

In ‘Arcadia,’ Tom Stoppard’s great play, he reminds us that ‘discoveries glimpsed and lost to view will have their time again.’