Government Oppression
Let’s face it
Governments use masking to force compliance, not fight viruses
Pay no attention
In the rush to blame tech companies, we forget the ultimate threat to free speech comes from the state
Passport to your soul
Opening the door to vaccine passports could lead to years of oppression, says Patrick Fagan
The good sense of King George
Why we should listen to the Tories who opposed 1776
The bacchanalia of Kawanabe Kyōsai
This exhibition at the Royal Academy revels in the artist’s versatility
Beauties and the beasts
Our urge to anthropomorphise animals obscures the fact that we are all part of the same complex ecosystem
The tide has turned on abortion
The overturning of Roe v Wade is an opportunity for the UK to reflect on its own abortion laws
British past or American future?
Aussies have some soul-searching to do this Jubilee
A square prehistory of popular music
Rock versus pop, and orchestral numbers versus guitar solos
Ukraine war is not an example of “toxic masculinity”
History suggests that female rulers are far more likely to start wars than their male counterparts
Who is feminism for?
A controversial new book argues that gender-critical feminism is bigger than the trans debate
Last swipe at the Proms
Is it time to give a grudging nod of acknowledgement to the BBC Proms?
A Room with a Feud
What happened to robust — and, yes, rude — literary criticism?
How to end the war in Ukraine
Neither territorial concessions nor unrealistic dreams of toppling Putin can secure lasting peace