The police’s dilatory response to a minor case exemplifies our national sclerosis

The rise of gender-neutral categories in the show business awards season

The bookish thrill of recognising the literary references of the pop artists you love

An attempt to boost school diversity has lowered standards

The clavichord makes up for a lack of grandeur with extraordinary expressiveness

All over Europe traditional figurative art, particularly from the nineteenth century, is being shunted to the corners of museums — and eventually removed from view

Radical composers are not out to smash the system

Why does a country once regarded as a model of moderation and sanity now view itself as a seething den of blood-soaked bigotry and white supremacy?

The political journey of Paul Johnson, who renounced his socialist ideals to become a standard-bearer of the Right

American hawks are pushing for war with Tehran