Our discourse should be a lot more honest and a lot more serious

Political chaos masks the stagnation of French economic life

Argentinian women need refuges — but only for women

American journalism lacks a healthy contempt for the ruling class

What Steerpike did not say

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is not just ahistorical, it is dull

Duke Wolff was a real life Gatsby, a brilliant, flamboyant faker whose lies left a legacy of both devastation and fascination for his children

The Labour party seems determined to end the culture war — by winning it

Despite all the nuance and retrospective moderation, the Covid inquiry leaves us no closer confronting the failures of technocracy

For Benjamin Netanyahu, continuing the war is a matter of political survival, and he goes to America to raise support, not to listen to calls for peace