The long shadow of JFK
From the Kennedy assassination to Trump, America is a land of conspiracies.
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The lure of political killing
From the Roman empire to Bolshevik Russia, the past shows how assassination fails to halt a society’s drift towards authoritarianism.
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America on the brink
How the attempt on Trump’s life will deepen the country’s bitter divides.
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The shot seen round the world
The photograph of a bloodied Trump has turned him into a hero and captured the carnage of American politics.
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Republicans are correct that words can incite violence – they would know
The right's criticism of dangerous rhetoric is both shrewd and deeply hypocritical.
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The men who made Labour
A remarkable new novel tells the story of Victor Grayson, the rock star of Victorian socialism.
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Starmer’s people are returning class to the centre of politics
The Prime Minister’s class-conscious and interventionist government owes more to Harold Wilson than to Tony Blair.
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Southgatism will endure
Left conservatism is a winning politics for Starmer, Southgate and our times.
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Hillbilly energy
Newly announced as Trump’s running mate, JD Vance has become a powerful voice in the new American right.
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Euros Diary: Only England can cause this much hurt
“Dave? Is it coming home?” they asked me. But football has a way of puncturing a nation’s joy in an…
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Roman Krznaric Q&A: “We spend too much time looking up to individuals”
The philosopher on tennis history, disruptive social action, and questions of mortality while taking part in Parkrun.
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Subscriber of the week: Bob Parks
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Dreams of tennis and the best job in the world
Also: Pep Guardiola at Wimbledon and the fine margins of greatness.
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Discovering the real Modest Mussorgsky
Sweetened arrangements of his works ensured the Russian composer’s afterlife – but left him hiding in plain sight.
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You shouldn’t tell people how you voted – but I will…
When I was young, my father would take me to the polling station so he could show me democracy manifest.
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The Turkish Detective is both familiar and delightfully other
This series based on Barbara Nadel’s bestselling novels is really rather good summer viewing.
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This England: McMarriage
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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The immersive sounds of the Polish wilderness
“Sounds of Wild Poland”, this week’s instalment of BBC Radio 3’s The Essay, treats listeners to an atmospheric soundscape.
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The Despicable Me phenomenon
How the hectic Minions franchise, optimised for a child’s attention span, became a blockbuster hit.
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Placing bets is unwise – and not just for Tory MPs
Gambling on elections, markets, football, or anything makes fools of us all.
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