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
Fifth magician blues
He made the tea, he forged the autographs, and only once did he run out of plectrums
The female body is the new short skirt
What is being done to some female bodies is changing what all female bodies mean
A cut above
Above all is the quietude, broken only by the snipping chatter of several scissors
Playing the victim
A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism
Death of the model railway?
Not so fast — this is one railway network Beeching can’t cut, and its built of life long fascination
Crisis, what crisis?
The Spring Budget was a shameless manifesto of complacency and managed decline
Why is the US facing a “crisis of credibility”?
It is a crisis that has been created by the hubris of the establishment
The right must learn from modern art
Marcel Duchamp’s rule-breaking provides real lessons for the right
Kilkenny’s golden age
A fascinating exploration of Irish history could have been better and more comprehensively illustrated
The Church of England is practicing a secular religion
Equality, diversity and inclusion can be prioritised over religious faith
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
