Return of the Dance of Death
Coronavirus may be sweeping the world but we’ve been here before
Ignoring the Covid evidence
Far from following the science, the government turned its back on all available data
Reining in the police: Action or cop-out?
The aftermath of George Floyd’s death is a Me Too moment for race relations and the law enforcement agencies
Short-changed by society
Small people like me face life-long discrimination – and now size has been “medicalised” for profit by drugs companies
Degrees of Mental Illness
Cassandra Russell on the university students who game the system by self-diagnosing as psychologically unwell
Writer who caught the reality of war
Vasily Grossman was not only a great correspondent in World War Two but a courageous dissident
Return of the dragon
China’s Covid belligerence will only isolate it further
The balance of power
Economics will be key in the looming new Cold War between the US and China
Sing it again, Frank
Michael Henderson listens once more to the Great American Songbook, most enriching of entertainments
Myths of the Prophet Max
Daniel Johnson on the life and work of Max Weber, whose controversial views on democracy still resonate today
Warming is not the only threat
Our response to Covid-19 has shown us that national security depends on more than tanks, planes and climate preparedness
The dignity of domestic labour
Louise Perry says there is nothing demeaning about work traditionally done by women
A moral case for Universal Basic Income
A neoliberal argument for UBI based on individual freedom and property rights