Holocaust Memorial Day
The unholy conflict
The world has to face the bloodshed in the Middle East
Let children’s books be children’s books
Literary hyper-analysis can do more harm than good
Holocaust Memorial Day and Christian lament
We should remember the Shoah with more than vague talk of “values”
Politics with the depth of a puddle
A month of politically-minded podcasts has reached its exhausting apogee
Murders for March
Sharp lines, twisting plots and colourful characters
Learning in the round
Spreading fingers over a globe, not pinching them on a screen, is the best way to answer questions
Ukraine cannot avoid partition
Ukraine must not capitulate and demilitarise, but de-facto partition is now an inevitability
There is no magic bullet for raising birth rates
A complex network of spiritual, cultural and economic factors underpin our fertility slump
Jamie Tradescant: highbrow sports journalist
Jamie’s articles are not simply a riot of historical and philosophical allusions — no, they are all about style
The fixtures that forged a nation
Even if you loathed sport, you could enjoy this book — which is why it can both delight and frustrate
How the internet killed The Simpsons
Nicholas Clairmont has avidly viewed more than 750 episodes of the comedy about the residents of Springfield — but won’t be watching any more
Reform the police, don’t deform the police
The Met Police’s Gangs Matrix might have been flawed but it served an important purpose
Who are universities for?
Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more
Putting a gloss on big ideas
On the outsize influence of small magazines
