Columns

Roping the dopes

It all comes down to what you consider sport to be

My advice to young writers

You are hoping for a successful career, but it’s going to take more than just the work

Blowing with the wind

This humble character actor pledges unwavering allegiance to whatever comes next

I should be Pope

Can you imagine the intersectional triumph of an omnisexual female Muslim pope?

Emma Booster

Her novels occupy the curious, contested space that stretches between literary fiction and commercial romance

The prophet who is out of date

Superforecasting promised to make a science of prediction but failed to predict its own demise

The meaning of “indigenous”

The old imperial habit rises again: dividing the world into the natives and us

Funding? Check your EDI policies

Rather than the merits of the research itself, it now matters more who is doing it

The folly of free trade project fear

Globalism has lifted billions out of poverty. We should shout its success from the rooftops

Doing the hustle

The adrenaline flows when you’re relying on your wits to save you from national humiliation