Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
Small talk and big asks
Men’s mental health is a serious matter — but it is wrong to expect people to be lifesavers
Sunak stumbles
The Prime Minister spent half of the afternoon trying to extract his foot from his mouth
There is a lushness to this expanded Letters
There is frequent reporting of local news, often betraying a hobbit-like
preoccupation with the availability of beer
The great immigration data disaster
Officials are deleting the data we need for a more sensible debate
In praise of centibillionaires
When people are free to make a lot of money from new businesses, everybody wins
The worm (re)turns
Dune: Part Two is in cinemas — and it’s more of the glorious same
Legal laughs
Legal “humour” is seldom more than mildly amusing
The reality of tobacco control
To have a law does not mean that it will be respected
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Don’t forget Armenia
Armenians, once the target of genocide, are under threat again
