ageing
One day Mhairi Black will be a Karen, too
Age comes for us all, and it makes us no less human
JD Vance’s tech policy is a MAGA microcosm
Does JD Vance hope to restore the Jeffersonian tradition of freedom?
The pitfalls of protecting beliefs
Parties should have the right to make foolish decisions about what ideas to exclude
C. L. R. James and the majesty of cricket
The West Indian writer and historian knew that cricket is far more than merely a sport
Planning for success
Even with its huge majority, Labour has a finite amount of political capital. It should spend a great deal of it on planning reform
The poverty of “Singapore-on-Thames”
Britain can take inspiration from other countries but it cannot merely imitate them
Why we all feel let down
Reflecting upon the corrosive power of disillusionment in politics and why our leaders are virtue vacuums who lack both competence and character
Two sides of the weird frontier
The archly neutral now stands on the margins, looking out at a society of fear and outrage
Godfather of the Reformation
Cranach’s impact on the Reformation would have been impossible without his earlier success as a secular artist
How soap helped civilisation to survive
It subdued one of our most dangerous enemies: germs
Toxic relationship
For a long time, it has seemed that you’re nobody until somebody’s tried to get you cancelled