Books
Walking the path of the stupidly rich
Serious Money tracks the excesses and indulgences of those with wealth to burn
A radical reframing of conservative tradition
Yoram Hazony’s purified conservatism risks losing touch with political reality
New stories from a very old city
A history as brilliantly labyrinthine as the city it describes
Heroism and high strategy
The story of how British commandos did the impossible
Rich history of the revolutionary poor
When rebellion stalked the streets of London
Going to the ends of the earth
A thrilling story of machismo, mutiny and madness in the Pacific
Prize-winner reprises and rediscovered tales
From Young Mungo to The Candy House: three new novels to read this month
A square prehistory of popular music
Rock versus pop, and orchestral numbers versus guitar solos
How do you solve a problem like memoir?
A new book by Melissa Febos gets right to the heart of the genre
Love letter to the printed word
On the material culture of the book
Cash in the Cabinet
Helpful tips from your favourite politicians on how to beat the cost of living crisis
When do we lift the sanctions?
Sooner or later a diplomatic compromise will have to be reached
Was postwar Britain as grey and dull as everyone thinks?
A new exhibition at the Barbican sheds light on the forgotten decade
The Critic Books Podcast: Roaring Girls
The extraordinary lives of history’s unsung heroines
Life is diverse — so what?
A new school of biological thinking runs counter to fundamental scientific truths and functions
Bowling Warney
The King of Spin proved himself a custodian of the game long ago, on a summer’s day in Croydon
Pulsating panorama of a complex decade
A new history of the Interregnum rescues this forgotten period of history from oblivion
Scotland’s shame
Stonewall’s grip on Holyrood has been strengthened — to the detriment of women
I spy a new clampdown
Will new laws to combat foreign espionage inhibit public interest journalism?
The perils of prosperity
Does the decadent West have the will to defy Putin?
Terrorism in prisons
A new report opens the lid on a growing problem