Not every choice is exactly free or at all good

A disappointing new collection

Enby birds and promiscuous plants are all part of a long history of dragging humans down to the level of beasts

How we became a nation of drainage engineers

“Freedom of speech is alive and well at Oxford” — but for how much longer?

The viral prankster has escaped their typically promiscuous attention

Journalists gain trust by trusting the public

The persecution of populists

What should, or can, be done about China’s power overseas?

How railways conquered the world