Sharing the great American dream
The Upswing by Robert Putnam, with Shaylyn Romney Garrett
Good luck…
David Goodhart wishes The Critic every success
Giya Kancheli: Poetry of Silence (Gramola)
Kancheli’s miniatures grip you by the throat and won’t let you do anything else until it’s over
Homes fit for a post-Covid world
Tim Abrahams asks whether the crisis will prompt builders to create the type of houses we need
Confessions of a dirty pilgrim
It doesn’t always pay to follow the most organised and efficient path
Is this the end of Western liberal democracy?
We need to appreciate the inherent messiness that permeates Western societies, rather than seeking to repudiate it
Let’s open up debate about lockdowns
There’s no place in all of this for unsubstantiated claims or attempts to dismiss those who encourage the sensible consideration of alternatives
The Trump administration’s parting blows
There is an ignoble history of outgoing administrations making things harder for their unwelcome successors – and Trump’s departure was no exception
Ring in the new…please
Krug is king: Christopher Pincher on the perfect champers to brighten your family bubble through the dark winter months
How not to lose your marbles
Selling the Royal Academy’s greatest treasure would be risky and morally wrong
Etone for your sins
“Vulva owners”, Eton’s woke head master, and the BBC’s hagiography of BLM
Are hanging baskets the key to community cohesion?
The party that misunderstands what hanging baskets mean to communities is already planting the seeds of its failure