The Great Vladsby
Like Gatsby, Putin’s self-destructive nostalgia will be his undoing
The perils of prosperity
Does the decadent West have the will to defy Putin?
The good leader delusion
Woke leaders are able to disguise their more cynical realpolitik
Murders for July
The good, the beautiful and the grotesque
Don’t blame Britain
Obsessing over the sins of empire only serves to hide the flaws of dysfunctional modern states
How do you solve a problem like memoir?
A new book by Melissa Febos gets right to the heart of the genre
Labour of love?
A year in the life of a “TERF” Labour Party Women’s Officer
Unholy politics and a Christian exodus
Middle Eastern Christians are facing the threat of extinction
Beauties and the beasts
Our urge to anthropomorphise animals obscures the fact that we are all part of the same complex ecosystem
Hot sauce
Lil Nas X is the greatest show in the world right now
Going to the ends of the earth
A thrilling story of machismo, mutiny and madness in the Pacific
G.K. Chesterton and the pandemic
The prince of paradox predicted the absurdities of Covid lockdowns
Putin’s big parade
Campaign Diary: Expect extra chest-thumping on “Soviet Victory Day”
Ferdinand Ries: Piano Trio and Sextets (Hyperion)
Ludwig van Beethoven’s former secretary and pupil was no forgettable curiosity