Maths
Decolonise … Maths?
Algebra and arithmetic in the modern sense were not due to the Greeks, writes Mark Ronan
Stolen glories
Alexander Adams delves into two new books that examine the art theft of occupying armies in two different ages
Seven indicators that show infections were falling before Lockdown 3.0
Data from seven different indicators establishes that infections were already in decline in England before the January lockdown
Inscrutable Wagner
Roger Scruton’s appreciation of Richard Wagner will remain an important and inexhaustible part of his legacy
Novel weapons
Could we be unwittingly researching both sides of a hypersonic arms race?
Exclusive interview: Uganda’s Bobi Wine on the country’s ‘fraudulent’ election
Former popstar Bobi Wine has pledged to exhaust all legal options before taking the fight to the streets for a non-violent resolution
Murray Walker and the end of Golden Age sports commentators
Murray Walker was the last of the great sports commentators who brought us unforgettable sporting moments and catchphrases which delighted a generation
What could Harry and Meghan learn from history?
Have the Duke and Duchess of Sussex traded short-term PR advantage for the sake of their future reputations?
The wrong war?
Jeremy Black says McMeekin’s account provides tough reading for anybody endorsing the Guardian’s view of history
Christopher Hitchens and the culture war
Where would the late ciceronian speaker have fit into today’s polemical battles?
Prince Philip’s military legacy
Prince Philip’s military service deserves to be remembered in its own right