Harrumphing and hot air
Bernard-Henri Lévy’s polemic against coronavirus lockdowns is “a stale little bonbon”
Is the expat way of life coming to an end?
The main rules of being an expat are 1) avoid controversy at all costs and 2) constantly belittle your home country
Why contemporary feminists are wrong about policing children’s television
Once we start using the political concerns of the adult world to moralise about the imaginative realm of children, we’re in trouble
Why the impeachment trial will embolden Trump
Trump’s home in Florida shows no sign of becoming a quiet retirement retreat as Palm Beach looks set to become the Republican Party’s ideological headquarters
See, the conqu’ring hero comes – to be ridiculed by vegans
A Procrustean bed of critical theory is examining a British military hero – with predictable results
Mugabe and Me
From bonding over jokes about Jesuit teachers to becoming a persona non grata, David Smith recalls his relationship with Robert Mugabe
Once, twice, three times a briefing
Are thrice weekly Downing Street briefings finally about to start giving us reasons to be cheerful?
The Gove Accords
What is the significance of Michael Gove’s Brexit agreement?
Three days that shamed the world
Janine di Giovanni on the profoundly moving Oscar-nominated film that is teaching young Bosnian Serbs about the awful truth of the Srebrenica massacre
Is China heading for global empire or Soviet collapse?
Dan Blumenthal’s new book wants us to be pessimistic, realistic, and proactive
Ralph Vaughan Williams: 5th symphony/Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress (Hyperion)
Symphonies to give you hope and vision