Populists
Where are the real statesmen?
Neither populists nor managerialists can rule
Dance with the devil
Should a museum be a venue for the display of works of art for sale?
Cometh the hour, cometh the dealmaker
Trump’s ego might be just what the world needs
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
Don’t appeal to our worst instincts
How many will talk themselves into asking for a parent’s early death if money is involved?
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
Art of the deal
A simple sale, with money changing hands, was out of the question
The shell shock of the arts
How will the art world respond to its narrative shock?
The downfall of the podcast-industrial complex
How did some of our finest podcasters get the election so wrong?
Killing with kindness
Sentimentality and euphemism cloak the cause of assisted suicide
Debunking the decline deniers
Armed police at Christmas markets are a bad sign however you look at it
