Africa
Emperor Haile Selassie gets the Ozymandias treatment
The Ethiopian emperor has fallen in leafy Wimbledon, but there’s more to his demise than meets the eye
The perils of mind-altering substances in the Horn of Africa
Stifled by bureaucratic governments, many chew through tonnes of khat
Picturing Colonial Africa
Alexander Adams reviews Postcards from Africa: Photographs of the Colonial Era, by Christraud M. Geary
Trouble beneath the surface
Labour’s triumph obscures worrying signs of division and chaos brewing in British society
The quaintness of the campaign against public schools
The abuse was terrible but its relevance to modern politics is dubious
Liberal gerontocracy and its discontents
Fewer young people supporting more old people has become an unsustainable situation
Synaesthesia
Robert Thicknesse, Lucy Lethbridge, and Yehuda Shapiro return for a mind bending and spirit expanding episode of Critical Mash
Why is the US facing a “crisis of credibility”?
It is a crisis that has been created by the hubris of the establishment
Silence speaks volumes
Lee Anderson speaks out — or, at least, gets someone else to do it for him
Murders for March
Sharp lines, twisting plots and colourful characters
The sentinel sleeps in Lothian
A new book is full of architectural treasures that the Scottish Government should do a better job of treasuring
Profile: Noam Chomsky
The American linguistics professor who is forever at odds with his country
The ways of waterways
From travelling to trade, how Britons used water before canals
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
