Done well, book reviews have never been more important

Human lives escape the simple enmities of war and nationalism

…and other lies Western elites tell themselves

Owen Hatherley offers a vital but frequently flawed guide to post-war British architecture

The Masai Mara has defied gloomy predictions of decline and still supports a thriving ecosystem as rich as it ever was

Sweet dreams are made of this

Music and ethnicity are both more complex than nationalism allows

Enough of reformers who want to turn schools upside-down without knowing which way is up

Woke culture poisons operational capability while Defence whittles away British forces

A new exhibition at the Barbican sheds light on the forgotten decade