Philip Roth
Is biography having its very own reckoning?
Blake Bailey has become the latest figure to allegedly fall foul of the uncompromising moral standards of American publishing
Why are great writers such awful people?
In the wake of renewed controversy over Philip Roth’s treatment of women, Nigel Jones asks whether there is a link between creative genius and sexual unorthodoxy
Journeys in Genderland
The stories of people caught up in the madness of gender ideology are beyond belief
Royals in an online age
Can the royal mystique survive the glare of modern media?
Imagine there’s no Gove
Who’s in the room matters, and there were some which would have been better off without Michael Gove
Ireland’s forgotten wine history
Put down that pint glass and reach for a bottle
Ministry of Silly Thoughts
Wes Streeting made the grave error of consulting the British people
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
Is Donald Trump the new Hillary Clinton?
His campaign is failing to reach out to enough voters
The perversity of the Oasis reunion
The cultural optimism of the nineties has been lost
Improvement and impoverishment
Urban life from the poorhouse to the public house