July 31, 2020

France’s African forever war The country has been fighting jihadis in the Sahel for six long years — and there's no end in sight

John Lewis-Stempel

30.07

Why it’s time to take ‘wokeness’ seriously Rationalism is starting to look a bit cringe, and faith is making a comeback

Mary Harrington

30.07

Will America ever be great again? Even if it wins this year, the Left seems incapable of bringing the country together

Justin Webb

30.07

Church philistines have got high culture all wrong Whatever Sheffield Cathedral thinks, beautiful choral music is not elitist. It's how we approach the divine

Giles Fraser

30.07

Happy birthday, Baghdad, wonder of the world The city, founded 1,258 years ago today, was once an intellectual and cultural centre like no other

Justin Marozzi

29.07

The truth about vaccines Why is one of the most effective medical interventions known to humanity regarded with such mistrust?

Stuart Ritchie

29.07

Why the Government’s diet won’t work Tackling overeating is far more complicated than just telling people to make better choices

James Bloodworth

29.07

Is QAnon on the brink of power in America? Devotees of the cultish pro-Trump conspiracy theory are on the ballot for the US elections

Travis View

29.07

How Europe’s Last Dictator survived Belarus's Alexander Lukashenko has avoided the fate of other ex-Soviet bosses

Daniel Kalder

28.07

From Covid to crime: how media hype distorts risk The pandemic has forced everyone to undertake a high-stakes crash course in statistics — including journalists

Tom Chivers

28.07

Why the best bands are dictatorships Democracies and music don't mix — as the success of Talking Heads and Wu-Tang Clan proved

Richard Godwin

28.07

Is Putin loosening his grip on Russia’s regions? Protests in Khabarovsk could herald big changes to the way the nation is run

Mary Dejevsky