Sinclair Lewis
The rise and fall of Sad White Men
Novels about middle class male malaise are now considered passé but they were once both groundbreaking and shocking
Ageing gracelessly?
A new book on care is filled with empirical insights but short on rhetorical power
The big picture
A story of modern Britain, a moral tale, of venality, hubris and fraud
How Putin uses history as a weapon
Russia’s new Tsar has rewritten the national story
How H&W hit the iceberg
The opportunism and ineptitude that brought Belfast’s shipbuilding industry to its knees
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Prince
Is he simply a desperate chancer, or a genuine threat to British interests?
The esoterica trap
We should not pollute good causes with unreliable information
AI is a terrible poet
It has no sense for true meaning and beauty in language
Art sales slump
Real world issues have quenched the post-COVID euphoria
Is university still worth it?
Rising fees raise questions about the value of some degrees
We must resurrect the symphony
Or the orchestra will die with it
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
