A new democratic alliance
The world needs to rekindle its democratic alliances to counter China’s growing techno-authoritarian power
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems
The afterlife of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko
Reflections on forty years since his death shook communist Poland
From the monstrous to the grotesque
Hitler’s cult of charismatic leadership is indistinguishable from the ideology of National Socialism
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
Identity politics has undermined policing
Sir Mark Rowley should address the partiality of the police
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
The case for Jenrick
He can reform the party and take on Labour
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
Digital killed the analogue man
Despite the seductions of the virtual, we can’t escape our bodies
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
