Daniel Hannan: Corbyn is the ultimate selfish gene, content to kill off Labour for his own benefit

It’s sad in a way, but the quicker Labour is eclipsed and a new leftist party emerges, the better for everyone.

Daniel Hannan: The hip hop musical that revitalises a star of the American Revolution

Jefferson may have had the better lines, but Hamilton got the big calls right – and now he has the more stirring verses, too.

Daniel Hannan: Spicer didn’t deny the Holocaust – but the Twitter mob simply doesn’t care

One virtue of democracy is that it does not give special prominence to the loudest people in judging the mood of a crowd.

Daniel Hannan: A century since the Communists began their mass slaughter, some still have not learned the lessons

Is it truly necessary to keep reciting these arguments? Sadly, yes – in each generation some people are drawn to brutal ideologies.

Daniel Hannan: Brussels, not May, is being inflexible

It was this very same attitude on the part of the EU that caused us to vote Leave in the first place.

Daniel Hannan: British and Continental systems of politics and law are fundamentally incompatible

Without that difference, Brexit would not have happened.

Daniel Hannan: A Singapore-style economy isn’t a threat, it’s a growth strategy

If it is too exotic a model, try Australia or New Zealand. They, too, have opened their markets, removing tariffs and trade barriers, liberalising their economies.

Daniel Hannan: The left-wing dominance of public culture is unintentionally good for conservatives

We have to be furtive when at the theatre, but the benefit is we have no choice but to hear and learn about the opinions of our opponents.

Daniel Hannan: May’s Brexit vision is Churchill’s vision of Britain and Europe

We will be an ally, not a member, of the United States of Europe.

Daniel Hannan: Our electoral system is less secure than that of most banana republics

What possible reason could Labour have to vigorously oppose anti-fraud measures?

Daniel Hannan: We will get a good deal – because rational self-interest will overcome the Eurocrats’ fury

While Tusk and Barnier fume, the member states sound rather more emollient.

Daniel Hannan: Populists flourish after financial crises – but they get found out in the end

One historical study has found that, on average, authoritarian parties surge by around 30 per cent as the economic consequences play out.

Daniel Hannan: The parallels between Brexit and Trumpery have been absurdly overdone

Yes, both drew on a certain anger against political elites, but Britain’s Leave campaign was not nativist or protectionist.

Daniel Hannan: The beautiful melancholy of an English autumn

We think of our countryside as permanent but, in truth, it is a whirl of commotion.

Daniel Hannan: May isn’t a Christian Democrat, she’s a proper conservative

Despite all the fuss, her ideas thus far mainly involve helping working people through smaller government.