Will the queue bring down Putin?
Few things symbolize late Soviet decay like the queue. I remember, in 1991, walking to the grocery store from school so I could hold a…
Escape from Trad-Land
In the town of St. Mary’s, Kan., a blanket party wasn’t as exciting as it might sound. St. Mary’s is the de facto US headquarters of the Society of Saint…
The great Net Zero showdown
At first glance, the new Prime Minister’s choice of Miatta Fahnbulleh as energy secretary would appear to suggest more of the same: more Net Zero, less oil and gas. Fahnbulleh…
The Democrats’ soul-healer
“We’ve become such a technocratic party that we’ve stopped spending time truly analyzing the way people are feeling,” Chris Murphy, the Connecticut Democratic senator and (suspected) presidential contender, tells me…
The Democrats’ soul-healer
“We’ve become such a technocratic party that we’ve stopped spending time truly analyzing the way people are feeling,” Chris Murphy, the Connecticut Democratic senator and (suspected) presidential contender, tells me…
The great Net Zero showdown
At first glance, the new Prime Minister’s choice of Miatta Fahnbulleh as energy secretary would appear to suggest more of the same: more Net Zero, less oil and gas. Fahnbulleh…
How Mayfair became an Emirate
When I want to see what piles of money look like, I walk round Berkeley Square. First there are the car showrooms — Ferrari, Bentley, Porsche — ready to absorb…
Inside Britain’s DEI police force
Andrew*, a detective sergeant in the Metropolitan Police, is telling me about a former trainee. “Before they join, direct-entry detectives are sold the whole Line of Duty bollocks,” he says.…
Frankie goes to Downing Street
On the day Andy Burnham became prime minister, my female friends had eyes only for his wife’s dress. The lilac Victoria Beckham gown that Marie-France van Heel wore to No.…
Why you don’t really get Homer
When you hear the phrase “Ancient Greece”, what are the first words that come into your head? The names of a few great thinkers, perhaps: Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Zeno? Or…
Why you don’t really get Homer
When you hear the phrase “Ancient Greece”, what are the first words that come into your head? The names of a few great thinkers, perhaps: Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Zeno? Or…