Daniel Johnson
Gambling On A Greater More Gracious Britain
Theresa May needs a post-Brexit vision of a ‘United Kingdom free to chart its own way in the world’. The election will test her leadership
Panic About Populism
“Is Western civilisation about to enter a new Dark Age, presided over by “populists”? No.”
Not Tweets And Anger But Redoubled Vigilance
The deadly terrorist attack on Westminster underlines the urgency of strengthening the West’s strategy to defeat Islamism at home and abroad
Apocalyptic Apoplexy
“People understand that the threats facing the West are serious, whether or not politicians choose to take them seriously.”
The Kaliningrad Contingency
The once-great home of Immanuel Kant has become a post-Soviet dystopia, fortified by Putin — a time bomb waiting to explode
America, Europe and Standpoint
“The president-elect deserves the benefit of the doubt”
Overrated: Martin Luther
The German theologian unleashed the Reformation but ended up a fanatic anti-Semite
Underrated: Benedict XVI
The Pope Emeritus has been a prophet without honour in his own land
Illuminating Islam’s Dark Side
“Like the moon, every religion has a dark and a light side. The most enduring perversions of faith always claim scriptural authority”
Is Theresa May The True Heir To Mrs Thatcher?
The new Prime Minister has much more in common with the Iron Lady than is generally believed — and may have to fight similar battles
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
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