Britain’s care deficit
By relegating the elderly and sick to the margins of life, we ignore the fact that one day we will…
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The patriotic preacher
Martin Luther King was no saint, but a deep faith in America drove his mission to redeem its soul.
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The special relationship: Martin Amis and the New Statesman
How the late novelist’s time at the magazine in the 1970s helped develop his style and voice.
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Shakespeare’s race problem
The playwright reflected the prejudices of his age, but he also questioned and undermined them.
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Be more tree
We admire trees for their solitary strength, but it is their remarkable facility for collaboration and sharing that provides lessons…
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Europe’s false dawn
After the revolutions of 1848, liberals helped create a conservative international order that has shaped the world since.
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How Big Tech made us screen addicts
Gaia Bernstein’s Unwired argues that smart devices are engineered to keep our children hooked. Can we hold the industry to…
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The memeification of George Orwell
The writer has become a national treasure, moral arbiter and begetter of biographies: do we need a new one?
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