Alan Sked
Alan Sked is professor emeritus of international history at LSE
Dishonest Abe
He is revered as the man who freed US slaves. Yet he never intended to do so and it was he who forced a war for the Union
Profile: Salvador Allende
Lionised by the Left, the Chilean president refused to moderate his Marxist aims in the face of economic chaos
How not to investigate the origins of Covid
Wuhan: How the Covid-19 Outbreak in China Spiralled Out of Control by Dali L. Yang
Singers have a voice, too
Study of the Western canon is often reduced to a politicised debate: power and patronage versus individual genius. The truth is far more complex
Therapy is making children ill
What would really help children’s mental health is talk about resilience
Parents are being hypocritical about smartphones
Yes, kids use their phones too much, but what about adults?
Exhibiting military history
Four new exhibitions offer vivid insights into different experiences of war
The problem with e-mortality
Techno-utopians are failing reason and failing technology
Resistance is futile
Acceptance can be an act of protest. Not a submissive, passive surrender.
A bitter pill
Women and girls are losing medical advice and safeguards in the name of “freedom”
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs