Nick Cohen
Modern extremism: this time it’s personal
In Britain, Europe and the US, extremists of the Right and Left use vicious ad hominem attacks to boost their populist appeal
Holier than thou: the hypocrisy of the zealot
Corbyn and Trump supporters are more alike than they think: both legitimise hatred in defence of the cause, but dread the enemy within
England will sink giggling into the sea
‘There is nothing comfortable or comforting about modern British history’
Damage and disillusion
‘Among large sections of the middle class, the belief in British good fortune and British good sense has vanished. Politically, I cannot see where their anger goes’
Heathens and heretics
‘Virtually everyone I know is engaged in arguments about whether it is worth staying with either main party’
The joy of virtual sex
Can society stand by and allow the technology that allows people to simulate sex with their neighbour?
Extremism is good business
Promoting demagogues of Left and Right makes for increased ratings but is bad for democracy
Moral cowardice of conservatives
Eurosceptics lacked the integrity to acknowledge the consequences of leaving the EU’s single market
You too, Polanski
Hollywood has finally washed its hands of a sexual predator, a mere 40 years after his conviction
The madness of Lord Adonis
The centrist ex-minister has joined Left and Right in denouncing the BBC for its political bias
Only connect: social media and the rise of Matteo Salvini
How to explain the success of Italy’s de facto leader
Stubborn and proud, the Lady’s not for turning
In just three years, Aung San Suu Kyi has lost the support not only of the West but also of minorities in her own country. What went wrong?
Breast is not always best for mothers
Women shouldn’t be pressurised into breastfeeding — it’s sexist and illiberal to claim that anyone who bottle-feeds is a bad mother