European Literature
Puckish polymath
Italo Calvino’s imagination spanned the cosmos but his concerns were very human
An open letter against assisted dying
118 academics oppose the Leadbeater Bill
Killing democracy to save it?
The annulling of the first round of the Romanian presidential elections should concern us all
What’s wrong with the Human Rights Act?
It makes judges the arbiter of moral and political as well as legal decisions
Red lines
Fighting Ulster’s flag downgrade
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
The end of art critics
The critics who are now lackeys of the art world
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
Post-truth medicine
Gender clinics offer a charade that relies on the symbols of evidence-based medicine
Does vaping do more harm than good?
It seems improbable
The dismal state of British defence
The UK’s defence strategy is a combination of hope and vibes
Complex fractions
Where is the joy and the reward of owning a fractional share in individual art?
