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Mar 27, 2026 · What secular liberals don’t get about Islam The strain of Islam that’s growing dominant in Britain has no interest in tolerance or pluralism.

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Feb 28, 2026 · Long-read The myth of the post-industrial economy If the West wants to compete and survive, it must revive manufacturing.

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Mar 6, 2026 · Long-read The fall of the Islamic Republic is nigh Even before the first US strike, this reactionary Islamist project was being consumed by its own pathologies.