Covid
The not-so-great lockdown debate
Lockdowns are about communication not coercion
The joys of the virus
Can enforced idleness make us less stressed and more contemplative?
Touch of dystopia
Are we facing a Ballardian dystopian future of waning human touch?
Normal politics resumes
From Hard Brexit to Soft Lockdown, Boris Johnson is keeping most of his natural support with him
How Modi turned Covid-19 into a cash machine
For the Indian premier, the virus is a deus ex machina
Trotsky’s lesson for dealing with Covid-19
Man must extend his mastery over nature
Stay alert – because we fear change
The narrative of Tory callousness is re-emerging
Five reasons WHO must be rethought
A crisis mustn’t be allowed to let WHO lay us to waste
The fallen state of experts
How can governments learn from their expert failings?
The science supports reopening schools
Protect the vulnerable: open all schools immediately
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
You were warned
Badenoch’s election means bad news for the Tories
Splashing the cash
On the complex relationship between art and money
Heroes, villains and lessons in life
Intellectual history, sneered at in Oxford 40 years ago, is all the rage there now
Do our leaders understand the power grid at all?
It seems as if basic facts are being completely ignored
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
The Warburg refurbished
The institute used to feel intellectually introverted
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
Toasting a maestro
Stranded passengers emerged bewildered into the night of the living dead
Debunking the decline deniers
Armed police at Christmas markets are a bad sign however you look at it
