The Debatable Land

The Peace of Wishful Thinking

There is no reason to expect a just peace in Ukraine and a week of high-level diplomacy has changed nothing.

Aug 21 • 

Alex Massie

44

The Ostrich Vibe

A colossal media failure helped put Donald Trump back in the White House. Even a year later, this remains shocking.

Aug 5 • 

Alex Massie

59

1

July 2025

The Mess We're In

The government won't tell the truth and voters won't hear the truth either.

Jul 21 • 

Alex Massie

98

2

June 2025

Womb to Tomb: Britain's strange new politics

Or: Why half-measures are often much better than full ones

Jun 30 • 

Alex Massie

51

1

April 2025

The Vindication of Women

The mills of truth grind very slowly but they do grind exceedingly well

Apr 22 • 

Alex Massie

120

What are you going to do, stab me?

Yes, actually you are going to be stabbed. Sometimes it is wise to pay attention to warnings offered for free.

Apr 8 • 

Alex Massie

75

6

Donald Trump and the Unmaking of American Greatness

Venal and corrupt and cruel as it may be, the Trump administration's biggest battle is with the American Idea itself.

Apr 1 • 

Alex Massie

72

March 2025

The Starmer Reboot

The government discovers its purpose at last - aided and assisted by Donald Trump

Mar 20 • 

Alex Massie

72

3

The Joy of Schadenfreude

In the age of Trump and Musk consolations must be found even when they are expensive pleasures too.

Mar 11 • 

Alex Massie

128

3

A day of infamy in Washington

The old world perishes and with it dies the American Idea.

Mar 1 • 

Alex Massie

318

8

February 2025

The Rotting of the Conservative Mind

Britain's Tories bend the knee to Donald Trump and disgrace themselves

Feb 19 • 

Alex Massie

191

2

America's New Enemy: Europe

Where once Washington scolded its foes, now it despises its erstwhile friends

Feb 18 • 

Alex Massie

75

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