Toussaint Louverture
Black Spartacus
The winner of the Wolfson Prize for History significantly advances neither our knowledge of Toussaint Louverture nor Haiti
Learning in the round
Spreading fingers over a globe, not pinching them on a screen, is the best way to answer questions
How NatCon was saved
An attempted cancellation flopped in Brussels — but the bad taste remains
The misanthropic history man
Yuval Noah Harari has become an intellectual superstar, but his predictions have become wilder and sillier
The awkward truth about sex and free speech
More women should realise that “inclusivity” should not come before freedom
Joe Biden needs a Reagan moment
It is time not just for strong words but for serious demands
A dentist’s appointment for Liam
Rishi discovers he is more appealing to the voters when he’s not there
How to lose an empire
The rise and fall of the Sassoon family, whose yearning for social acceptance brought titles at the cost of success
Reclaiming free speech in academia
Proposed Office for Students guidelines make for an imperfect but promising start
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms