sexual politics
Missing the point
Why opera needs fictional dead women
Why it’s time to drop Don Giovanni
Mariame Clément’s new production of Don Giovanni falls prey to modern mores.
Deer prudence
It’s time for a change of attitude to wild British venison
Arresting the fertility crisis
Britain needs more babies — and it is far from alone
When the Left thought free trade meant peace
Socialists, communists and liberals were united by a conviction that free trade could, and would, promote democracy and justice
Barking up the wrong tree
Insta-obsessed diners can’t see the food for the reels
The quaintness of the campaign against public schools
The abuse was terrible but its relevance to modern politics is dubious
The creation of canals
Entering the golden age of canals
Cancel the train drivers
Brexiteers, transphobes, racists and right-wingers — but I repeat myself
Putting a gloss on big ideas
On the outsize influence of small magazines
Free speech freeze-up
Reactions in Britain to the attempted suppression of NatCon suggest a bleak future for freedom of speech and thought
The slick glide through the institutions
When values are outsourced to third-party organisations, everybody suffers
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
