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An Easter elegy
The power of Easter is that it doesn’t deny the pain or darkness of death, but it places it in the context of hope.
Fergus Butler-Gallie
March 29, 2024
Notebooks
Notebooks are snapshots from our writers, reflecting on current affairs and underappreciated aspects of culture and history.
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My crush on cars
We wear our cars like jumpers: the saggier they get the closer the attachment, even if, or especially when, they don't quite fit the requirement any more.
Suzanne Raine
March 25, 2024
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Russia and the West: a dialogue of the deaf
Why does the 'man on the Moscow omnibus' think and speak in terms that are unpredictable and disturbing to western audiences?
Tim Potier
March 21, 2024
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Russia’s long imperial moment
Vladimir Putin is driven by an imperial ideology centuries in the making.
Lawrence James
March 18, 2024
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Italy’s weird and wonderful artisans
When it comes to the visual, Italy never does things by halves. Even its builders seek perfection.
Tobias Jones
March 13, 2024
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De László’s portraits of society still matter
The Hungarian-born Jewish painter Philip de László was fêted by pre-war social elites, but his flourishing career foundered upon an enduring antisemitism.
Guido G. Beduschi
March 12, 2024
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The brilliance of Babylonian mathematics
The Babylonians did things differently. Unlike the Greeks, they treated numbers in the more abstract way we do today.
Mark Ronan
March 7, 2024
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In the shadow of George Wallace: America’s third-party challenge
Rather than just being distractions or spoilers, the success of third-party candidates in presidential elections is revealing of underlying conditions and views in American history..
Luke A. Nichter
March 6, 2024
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Sweden’s long and winding road to NATO
The Russian threat has put the Nordic states at the centre of global affairs. Sweden's accession to NATO is a natural consequence.
Magnus Christiansson
March 1, 2024