Edward Snowden
The man who exposed the watchers
David J. Garrow reviews Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the Surveillance State, by Barton Gellman
Four Eyes or Six?
Huawei’s private sector implications are being overlooked
Drink In to Help Out: Wines from the Western Cape
Henry Jeffreys recommends five wines to support South Africa’s wine industry as it recovers from the aftermath of the pandemic
The identity politics of terrorism
When will the government tackle its own deniers of Jihadi terrorism?
Dr. WHO’s new assistant
The WHO is increasingly interested in Melinda’s view of the world
A principled non-resignation
Does Trudy Harrison still think opponents of the coal mine are in cloud cuckoo land?
The iconic history of London’s 100 Club
Steve Morris recalls the iconic Oxford Street basement club which has housed London’s evolving music scene since the Second World War
Letter from Washington: Democrats and the f-word
Is scrapping the filibuster really in Democrats’ best interests?
Beyond unthrilled by all the hype
When a new major title by a big cheese arrives, expect a tidal wave of rolled logs
Serving the regime: The case of Deloitte’s Dimple Agarwal
Deloitte’s former chief of ‘diversity and inclusion’ ended up a victim of the same steamrollering cultural movement she tried so hard to promote
Thailand’s monarchy in crisis
Following the recent imprisonment of an activist for ‘disrespecting the monarchy’, James Snell looks at how Thailand’s current king differs from his predecessor
Cheques and balances
John Self says that while writing has always been seen as a vocation, the characters many authors care most about are the ones printed on their royalty statements