John Foster Dulles
The EU Godfather’s Wall Street roots
Adam LeBor traces the American influences behind Jean Monnet, the man who reshaped Europe
When is suicide not suicide?
The vulnerable need our support, not lethal drugs
Unearthly study of life and death
Yukio Mishima concealed his poignant political commentary in a run-of-the-mill science fiction novel
The American nightmare
America’s toxic racial politics cannot be allowed to take root in Britain
Send in the spivs
War offers so much more in the way of profitable procurement than even the pandemic
Artwashing
Lisa Hilton at the Venice Biennale
Red meat week?
Boris Johnson is reduced to conducting his publicity tours in secret
Steam and cedar
How to moth-proof your carefully curated personal V&A
The Queen’s Jubilee Book List: why did they bother?
The choices show a lack of levity, imagination and courage
The wise gnomes of Zurich
Why is Switzerland’s rate of inflation so much lower than that of Britain and the USA?
Restaurant porn
Dress it up however you want: Hooters is selling sex
Digital dysmorphia
The internet has gone from the marketplace of ideas, to a marketplace in bodies