The Silk Road has been busted – but its legacy to the international drug...
Since 2011, the Silk Road has infuriated governments the world over by allowing digital pirates to operate above the law. It has been – in effect – an eBay for Afghani heroin, cocaine and all manner of...
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‘Miley Cyrus vs Lily Allen’ is not a worthy battle for feminism
If ever there was reason to believe that feminism has lost its way, then it is found in the current debate about bottoms. It all began with twerking – the sexualized dance that no one had heard of...
View ArticleSpectator archive: JFK’s assassination was political nihilism in its purest form
The assassination of President Kennedy came just as the Christmas 1963 edition of the Spectator was going to press – we had to paste a new headline over a colourful, cover. Here we reprint our leader...
View ArticleSpectator archive: There is no sensible way to measure JFK as a President
‘How many years,’ asks Murray Kempton ‘before anyone would want to read a book about the day Mr. Kennedy was shot?’. As it transpired, not many. Here we reprint his Spectator column, entitled ‘The...
View ArticleSpectator archive: Political fanaticism was the real villain in JFK’s death
In the wake of President Kennedy’s assassination, there was much speculation about whether it was politically motivated. As Robert Conquest points out, the real villain isn’t political orientation, but...
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The Turner Prize lives the myth of constant renewal
Let’s imagine for a minute that the Turner Prize is cancelled next year. Would anyone care? A few members of the artistic elite and a handful of artists perhaps, but beyond that? I don’t think they...
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