Michael Karam
Michael Karam is the editor of “Tears of Bacchus: A history of winemaking in the Arab World”. He's a journalist and award-winning wine writer. He is a lover of Lebanese food and drink, cigars, whisky and watches.
Our man in Beirut
The “Glorious Dead” are often only “Glorious” when it suits us
End of the Biden farce?
The President’s fragility has been obvious for years — but was he ever in control?
Why should young people join the Army?
It should hardly be surprising that recruitment and retention are too low
Explaining the “gender pay gap”
It does not exist — or, at least, not as you might have thought
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
The lies of Sinn Fein
Sectarian smears against Unionists have been exposed as the falsehoods they always were. Will anyone bother to say sorry?
Exhibiting military history
Four new exhibitions offer vivid insights into different experiences of war
The end of Pevsner
The monumental work of maintaining a live record of the architecture of the UK and Ireland is in danger of being abandoned
The fixtures that forged a nation
Even if you loathed sport, you could enjoy this book — which is why it can both delight and frustrate
Musical no man’s lands
Two violin concertos fail to inspire