Blake Bailey
Is biography having its very own reckoning?
Blake Bailey has become the latest figure to allegedly fall foul of the uncompromising moral standards of American publishing
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
The kindest of ghosts
A new history of childhood reading is a treasure
Trump: Post-Modernist?
The former — and future? — president has an awkward but interesting relationship with the truth
Megalomania
Megalopolis is a gaudy, self-indulgent mess
Art as collateral
Making art mean something again
What’s the point of university during a freedom of speech crisis?
Students should be taught to do more than agree
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
Is Starmer the anti-Thatcher?
He does not have the right ambition and imagination
Kemi Badenoch is a useful idiot
The former Secretary of State has a track record of advancing woke regulations
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
