FCDO
The fallacy of soft power
The world runs on cold national self interest, not cultural capital
Post-truth medicine
Gender clinics offer a charade that relies on the symbols of evidence-based medicine
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
The monumental cradles of democracy
Squeezed into a single large volume, readers can now find a remarkable account of the Greek city
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence