The best we can hope for
Brilliant psychologist Daniel Kahneman died this year
Well, well, well
The amazing discovery of a thousand Orvieto pots in a water shaft
Cops, guns and judges
What the Supreme Court’s ruling on firearms officers means
Studio: Donatello at the Palazzo Strozzi
A magnificent celebration of the artist who was midwife to the birth of humanism
Studio: Piranesi
Alasdair Palmer visits an exhibition at the Fondazione Marco Besso, Rome
Risky business
When it comes to booking a holiday abroad, we need to protect our right to take risks and make our own decisions
An unrepentant serial killer
The Happy Traitor tells Blake’s story in a witty and sophisticated way, fully alert to its complexities and ironies
Blinded by science
Alasdair Palmer says there is little evidence to show that lockdowns are effective
Raphael & Rome after Lockdown
For art lovers, now is the perfect time to visit The Eternal City
Can bad people be good artists?
The moral standards of creative giants
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
November Letters
Aiming for the rescue and rebuilding of liberal capitalism
Land of fire and blood
The detours, if at times distracting, are worth the price of this historical journey
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems
Afrocentrism with a Labour twist
Dawn Butler’s Black History Month video was disturbing as well as weird
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
An abuser hiding in plain sight
There was shock when a feted theatre director turned out to be a paedophile who collected child rape porn but were the clues there all along?
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
