World Wars
Writer who caught the reality of war
Vasily Grossman was not only a great correspondent in World War Two but a courageous dissident
How to get history wrong: a case study
Jeremy Black explains the strange case of Edward Lucas
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
The idea of the countryside
English rural life in theory and practice
Booty contest
This book sets out to rebalance ahistorical narratives of how museum collections were constructed
The stress myth
Your emotions are not an illness
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
A bloodless coup in Bucharest
How can elections be cancelled without substantive reasons even being presented?
Why won’t Chris Whitty go away?
He lingers on — a slap-headed Rasputin whispering terrible ideas into the ears of our leaders
Ageing gracelessly?
A new book on care is filled with empirical insights but short on rhetorical power
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
Only abortion is like abortion
Don’t tack on abortion to create an impression of progressive goodness
