The Spectator (World)

Founded in 1828, The Spectator stands as one of Britain’s most well-written and influential magazines. In 2018, we expanded our reach by introducing a monthly global edition, sharing the insightful and original perspectives that British readers have enjoyed for nearly two centuries with audiences around the world. We noticed a gap in the media landscape for a publication that combines clever ideas with a lighthearted tone, and our readers have responded positively. Our contributors do not subscribe to any particular political agenda; their primary commitment is to clear thinking, graceful writing, and independent viewpoints. Our range of opinions spans from left to right, reflecting diverse experiences. While we don’t aim for neutrality—our guiding principle is ‘firm, but unfair’—we prioritize originality and style in our content.

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British MPs open the door to infanticide

3 days ago | thespectator.com | Melanie McDonagh

Well, it’s hello to prenatal infanticide now that Tonia Antoniazzi’s amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill has passed the Commons after all of two hours’ debate with 379 MPs voting in favor. Can we get our heads round what that means? Nothing a woman does in relation to her own pregnancy can make her liable to prosecution.
J.K. Rowling’s takedown of Boy George was a joy to behold

3 days ago | thespectator.com | Gareth Roberts

Few things are more delicious to watch than an uneven battle of wits – and it is hard to imagine a more uneven fight than one between Boy George and J.K. Rowling. “Which rights have been taken away from trans people?” Rowling asked her followers on X this weekend. “The right to be left alone by a rich bored bully!” Boy George responded.
Trump is putting 'America First' by ignoring the MAGA punditocracy

4 days ago | thespectator.com | Roger Kimball

Political imbrioglios often take on the character of theological controversy. Back in the 6th century, the wise men of the Western Church, pondering the Trinity, decided to make an addition to the Nicene Creed. The Holy Spirit, they determined, proceeded not simply “ex Patre” (“from the Father”) but also “filioque,” “and from the son.” No big deal, right? Wrong. For reasons I shall refrain from dilating on now, the Eastern Church repudiated the addition. Controversy raged for centuries.
Russia wants war between Israel and Iran

6 days ago | thespectator.com | Owen Matthews

Israel’s assault on Iran represents a double helping of good news for the Kremlin. Years of two-track diplomacy have allowed Vladimir Putin to position himself both as a friend to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and to the Iranian leadership. That will make Russia an indispensable partner for the US once it embarks on the long process of patching up the new political realities of the Middle East in the wake of this war.
Trump's military parade is no show of strength

1 week ago | thespectator.com | Kate Andrews

“This is a big day for America!!! DJT” wrote on his Truth Social account this morning, kicking off the day of his great parade to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States Army. It was good of the President to take the time to speak directly to the public on this “big day” – his birthday – before preparing himself to see the tanks and missile launchers that will roll through the streets of Washington, DC to mark his 79th year.
Rejoice in the spectacle of Trump’s bristling military spectacle

1 week ago | thespectator.com | Roger Kimball

Today, you can choose to follow your inner adolescent and search for one of the Soros-funded “No Kings” protests cropping up wherever the number of Democrats is high and the collective IQ is low. Alternatively, you can pop down to the draining swamp of Washington, DC and watch the United States Army commemorate its 250th anniversary with a snazzy military parade among patriotically inclined Americans. If you think I have loaded the dice somewhat with charged rhetoric, you’re right.
We should rejoice in Trump’s military parade

1 week ago | thespectator.com | Roger Kimball

Today, you can choose to follow your inner adolescent and search for one of the Soros-funded “No Kings” protests cropping up wherever the number of Democrats is high and the collective IQ is low. Alternatively, you can pop down to the draining swamp of Washington, DC and watch the United States Army commemorate its 250th anniversary with a snazzy military parade among patriotically inclined Americans. If you think I have loaded the dice somewhat with charged rhetoric, you’re right.
Will the US get drawn into the conflict between Israel and Iran?

1 week ago | thespectator.com | Daniel DePetris

President Trump was matter-of-fact when he was asked about the likelihood of an Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. “I don’t want to say imminent, but it looks like it’s something that could very well happen,” he told reporters Thursday afternoon. It turns out that Trump was off-the-mark. Hours later, the Israelis conducted a major bombing campaign against dozens of Iranian targets purportedly linked to its nuclear, missile and military programs.
Dominic Cummings: What needs to change about the British government

1 week ago | thespectator.com | Dominic Cummings

Dominic Cummings delivered a Pharos Lecture in Oxford this week on why western regimes are in crisis. Here is an edited transcript of his speech:The old political parties, the old Whitehall institutions, the old media, the old universities, the old courts constitute a political regime. This regime has become cancerous. The cancer has metastasized and the cancer is attacking everything healthy in the country; all the healthy institutions and healthy impulses are the target of Whitehall.
In defense of Piers Morgan

1 week ago | thespectator.com | Piers Morgan

“What happened to Piers Morgan?” asked a Spectator writer last weekend. The answer, according to slavishly pro-Israel commentator Jonathan Sacerdoti, is that I’m now “dark, degraded, dismal and debased” – because I’ve become more critical of how Israel is prosecuting its war in Gaza. For a long time on my YouTube show Uncensored, I defended the country’s right to defend itself after the October 7 attacks.