The worrying rise of compelled speech in professional sport
The sports stars pushing back against the BLM movement
Thank fox I’m not a QC
Why I stood up to Jolyon Maugham, Twitter’s blocker-in-chief
Out with the Old Masters?
Will traditional museums be replaced by modern “experiences”?
His own best character
A new Netflix release has been trailed as a masterpiece, with myriad claims to Oscar recognition, says Christopher Silvester
Quarantine in the Falkland Islands
From South Asia to the South Atlantic, in the time of Covid
Impeachment Follies: The case against conviction
Paul du Quenoy argues that Democrats are unlikely to achieve their dream of removing their most dangerous rival from contention in 2024
Are all political beliefs ultimately selfish?
Thomas Prosser’s new book argues that there are elements of self-interest and altruism in all political ‘isms’
What do detective novels tell us about the period in which they were written?
Professor Jeremy Black sifts through the evidence with Graham Stewart
You better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout, I’m telling you why
The underlying cause of death
Recording guidelines are obscuring rather than clarifying the real extent of Covid’s impact on excess deaths
Why has the language surrounding motherhood become so contentious?
The desire to formalise and stiffen the way we talk to each other in the name of inclusivity is a worrying trend
Elgar: Violin concerto/violin sonata (Warner)
Elgar works best when a conductor appears to do least