Robert McCrum
This way, madness lies
Using the name Shakespeare in your book title shouldn’t do anything for sales
Getting the creeps
How should we cope with the unsettling in everyday life?
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
It is good to challenge kids
That which makes us anxious can also make us strong
Rite of autumn
Labour is celebrating the harvest and definitely not sacrificing pensioners in the hopes that the gods grant us plenty in the coming fiscal year
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway