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Reversing a tragic half century of lost lives
The US supreme court decision is a victory for decency and democracy
High politics and unholy power plays
British policy in the Ottoman Empire was not driven by Orientalism, but self-interest and self-deception
The empire strikes back
France is going to the polls in the shadow of its colonial past
Justin Trudeau’s heartless hypocrisy
Has the Canadian premier’s shameful silence been bought with Tigray gold?
Boris will be Boris … again
How to end up a happy ex-prime minister
The brave new world of Swedish education
What is “post-truth” schooling?
L’Architecture of Lanarkshire
Urban planning should depend on local residents more than abstract debates
Pomp and circumstance
A Venetian Coronation, The Gabrieli Consort, St John’s Smith Square
Childhood’s end
A medical vanguard aims to arm children against their own nature
What would Václav Havel have made of gender wars?
The former Czech president and playwright would have invited JK Rowling over for a beer
A square prehistory of popular music
Rock versus pop, and orchestral numbers versus guitar solos