Spies
Are we being watched?
Secretive Covid-era “spy” agency repurposed to monitor social media during riots
A spy’s afterlife
John le Carré’s work and life still haunt British culture
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
The party that fell for a lie
The WEP is unable to give a straight answer to the question: what is a woman?
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
How Putin uses history as a weapon
Russia’s new Tsar has rewritten the national story
Violence is a feature of porn, not a bug
Aggression towards women permeates the most popular pornography