Issue: May 2023
Old Man River
For centuries, the Po has been the lifeblood of Northern Italy
Infra digs
Near death experiences, rising stars and cut-throat dopplegangers
Stamp collection
A pivotal figure in the move against modernism
On thin ice
Toxic WhatsApp chats and chalet chauvinism
Chasing Perfection
Recalling the Australia cricket team who came to Britain 75 years ago and left unbeaten in 34 matches
Most Read
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Slim down the university system to save it
It has become too bloated and too expensive
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
Out of the equation
Full equation sheets are bad for learning but good for helping students to pretend to understand
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
The case for vapes
Arguments for prohibitionism disappear in a cloud of vapour
The problem of midwit misinformation
Iran, insurance and how smart people lose sight of the truth
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
Surrogacy is not a human right
Noble principles are being twisted to prop up an exploitative ideology
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Bring back borstals
Antisocial teenagers need structure and discipline before it is too late