Jasper Johns
Stars, stripes and dollars
Michael Prodger on the artists who make huge sums for painting the US flag
Stopping the devolution ratchet
More devolution will not solve the worst consequences of devolution
How dark can humour be?
Laughter — even laughter about morbid things — is part of what makes us human
The worm (re)turns
Dune: Part Two is in cinemas — and it’s more of the glorious same
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
Sherlock Holmes and the BBC bias
Eamonn Holmes will get to the bottom of the mystery of what happened to his career
How did Conservative modernisation go?
David Cameron’s “A-List” has turned out to be second-rate
We’re all living in America
Britain’s elite is obsessed with Trump and the States, when it needs to concentrate on the Home Front
Web of lies
We can combat misinformation with scepticism and content provenance technology
The truth about sex
No amount of clever-clever language games can obscure basic biological facts
The Roman Republic is worth thinking about
The life and death of Tiberius Gracchus illustrate the virtues of populism