Viktor Bout
The art of the bad deal
How could the US have released Viktor Bout?
The king and the boss
Turkish President Erdoğan is no fan of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu — and vice versa
Profile: Noam Chomsky
The American linguistics professor who is forever at odds with his country
“Problematic” art
This kind of adolescent tripe passes these days for thought
Profile: Salvador Allende
Lionised by the Left, the Chilean president refused to moderate his Marxist aims in the face of economic chaos
It’s not rocket science
It all goes wrong when arts departments start imitating research universities
Turning a blind eye to a tilted playing field
Not only is it a page-turner, it’s also an essential manual for defending women’s sport
The fixtures that forged a nation
Even if you loathed sport, you could enjoy this book — which is why it can both delight and frustrate
Alan Bates Britain
The case for dramatising every national scandal
What became of Tchaikovsky?
Tchaikovsky: 5th symphony etc (ICA Classics)
Pen pusher
My fascination with fountain pens
Are Labour the real racists?
Conservatives should stop trying to play the victim on identitarian grounds
