Byzantine
Wonders and warnings from the ancient world
A new history of Byzantium reveals the inner workings of a late antique empire
Pardonable sensationalism
Kevin Lygo’s ‘The Emperors of Byzantium’ revives the dynastic, top-down history deemed passé by academics
Cyril Mango: A titan of Byzantine studies
The celebrated Byzantinist Cyril Mango died earlier this month; his insight will be keenly missed by enthusiasts of Byzantine studies
Prize-winner reprises and rediscovered tales
From Young Mungo to The Candy House: three new novels to read this month
The flawed science of trans inclusion in women’s sport
Advocates are embracing unreliable studies to justify unfair competition
Labour’s Wakefield win is nothing to crow over
Maybe turning Labour into the “some-women-have-penises” party isn’t such a popular electoral strategy after all
The birds and the beef
Far from being an ecological enemy, cattle-grazing encourages natural diversity and helps in the battle to save some of our most endangered species
How to end the war in Ukraine
Neither territorial concessions nor unrealistic dreams of toppling Putin can secure lasting peace
Children aren’t pets
When did it become okay to degrade children?
Germany in the shadow of Napoleon
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss how the wars with revolutionary France reshaped the German lands
Mansplaining womanhood
What is a woman? What are they for? Do they have souls? Men may never know, as that might involve asking a woman her opinion
The victorious sign
What relationship should Christianity have with politics?
A successful account of the disastrous
When the Dust Settles is a record of an achingly human response to chaos and emergency
A death sentence for freedom online
The Online Safety Bill won’t make us the “safest country to be online” — just the most boring