Donald Trump’s victory has changed politics irrevocably. The age of unchecked globalisation and armed missionaries for liberal values is over. And we are entering a new age of great-power rivalry.
People used to define themselves by their pleasures – by their sexual preferences and lifestyle choices. Today, we increasingly define ourselves by our suffering and our weaknesses.
Book reviewing used to be a blood sport. How has it become so benign and polite?
François Hollande’s poll ratings are at an all-time low and the far right is rising. Can anyone lead the country out of its malaise?
For 30 years, Frances Crook has being trying to reform Britain’s prisons. So why does change feel as far away as ever?
The folly of the masses has replaced the wisdom of crowds as the dominant theme of our politics.
"I should have cancelled but there was not a chance in hell. The shit I went through on that last tour. I have earned this grey hair."
Angry, unpredictable, self-absorbed and a danger to the world – the many similarities between Donald Trump and Germany’s last emperor.
Donald Trump, Big Lie oratory and the rise of the angry white man.
Profound changes in technology, work and community are transforming our ultrasocial species into a population of loners.
The Syrian catastrophe has created the worst humanitarian crisis since the end of the Second World War. And the world watches helplessly as Putin and Assad commit war crimes.
Trump, Brexit, the rise of the far right across Europe – these are turbulent times for the world. Help us hold our leaders to account and tell the stories the world needs to hear.
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