Barbie
A mum’s place is in the Irish constitution
Ireland’s constitution is rare in protecting mothers, so why change this?
The descent of man
The mainstreaming of misandry
Love in Barbie Land
Barbie offers a healthy perspective on the relationship between the sexes
The banality of Barbie
Glossy social commentary does not reflect the facts
Into the setting sun…
Next summer, head west to Pembrokeshire
The world is not enough
In the battle between abstract globalisation and rooted identity, the human spirit itself is at stake
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
Progressive realism
Can Labour’s new foreign policy doctrine work in our troubled world?
Rocking the Reichstag
Women across the world have been protesting against the bizarre new German self-ID laws
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
Still knocking on the door
For all the promises, subpostmasters are still waiting for compensation
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
Donald Trump and the age of sovereign internationalism
We are entering a new age of great power competition
Forces of nature
Antonin Dvorak: Symphonies (Warner/Pentatone)
