Restrictions
Has the government overreacted to the Coronavirus Crisis?
Toby Young questions whether the drastic measures put in place now will harm us more in the future
Before and after gould
Bach’s Goldberg Variations have a rich history that far transcend its modern association with Glenn Gould
The Beatles: occasionally fab four
Their output was more mixed than many critics would like to believe
The Great Vladsby
Like Gatsby, Putin’s self-destructive nostalgia will be his undoing
Feminism has always been gender critical
Historical feminists knew better than anyone that biological sex is real
The last jubilee?
Many of us will never live to see a jubilee again — what will sustain the Windsors without spectacle?
Maine attraction
There is better crime fiction being written
The Cosa Nostra in suits
Big business acts as a mafia, squeezing suppliers and raising prices for customers
Overthrowing the kritarchy
The overturning of Roe v. Wade would be a victory for democracy
France’s unspoken, unfinished civil war
France’s cycle of social unrest and politically polarised elections has its roots in the Algerian conflict and the ensuing unresolved struggle for the soul of the nation
The birds and the beef
Far from being an ecological enemy, cattle-grazing encourages natural diversity and helps in the battle to save some of our most endangered species
Trojan charities
Institutional drift leftwards does not have to be inevitable