Crypto
Trump’s Bitcoin Boom
The UK should clarify its stance on the leading cryptocurrency sooner rather than later
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
Rocking the Reichstag
Women across the world have been protesting against the bizarre new German self-ID laws
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Take a bow
This season’s must-have neckwear is a sartorial two-fingered salute to life
Art sales slump
Real world issues have quenched the post-COVID euphoria
Taking the liberal mask off prohibition
The case for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is morally and economically unsound
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
Fiddling while Canterbury burns
The new proposals from the Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice are depressingly wrongheaded
Thou shalt not pray?
The British state is ruthlessly prosecuting thoughtcrime
