The Critics
Stars, stripes and dollars
Michael Prodger on the artists who make huge sums for painting the US flag
Tunes of glory
How do you love a song you disagree with?
Do not go gently
Opera has treated the subject of cancelling the pleasures of others in some depth
The Russians aren’t coming
New music was not officially muted in the Soviet Union. It just got left at home, says Norman Lebrecht
Fond memories of Sean Connery
I struggle to think of a more glorious spectacle than the sight of Sean flashing that winning smile
Smart work from the Old Vic
The Old Vic shows the way
A pair of Czech masterpieces
Two new Czech masterpieces
Reviving the inner anarchist
A new series shows Britain sliding into authoritarianism. Sound familiar?
Tate Modern in a terrible tangle
Tate Modern gets itself in a terrible tangle over a cancelled show
TikTok goes the clock
It took me a while but now I really appreciate Amy Winehouse
Online gambling isn’t bad for the economy
Is there an economic case for prohibitionism? No
Marianna in the trenches
She wants to dive into the murky depths of social media, but her microphone can only scratch the surface
EDI corrodes the rule of law
Embedding EDI in the work of barristers makes for bad law, not a good society
Passing the baton to the offspring
Does maestro talent run in the genes?
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
AI is a terrible poet
It has no sense for true meaning and beauty in language
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
A constructive opposition
The age of Badenoch is off to a suitably farcical start
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
For Heaven’s sake, not Robert Jenrick
He’s the ideal candidate if you want the Conservatives to lose
