01/26/2021 - 12:00am

The rise of hip hop politicians A young, African electorate is growing frustrated with corrupt, ageing despots

Daniel Knowles

25.01

How China could turn off Britain’s lights Businesses loyal to Beijing are taking over our nuclear power and electricity systems

Clive Hamilton

25.01

Martin Luther would have ruled Twitter The culture war debates playing out on social media have a precedent in the Reformation

Tom Holland

25.01

The uncomfortable truth about death The pandemic has forced us to confront our mortality - and that is no bad thing

John Lee

25.01

Can a computer be moral? A new book about AI comes to an alarming conclusion

Timandra Harkness

22.01

The capturing of the Capitol Why did no one question the military occupation of Washington?

Michael Tracey

22.01

Why can’t the Left let go of Trump? Those who thought they were fighting a monster are in danger of becoming one

Kat Rosenfield

22.01

The other virus haunting our screens Masks, conspiracy theories and deep-cleaning: It's a Sin feels eerily familiar

Matthew Sweet

22.01

French cartoonists are in trouble again Le Monde, which defended the right to offend Islam, is more 'Anglo-Saxon' on the transgender issue

John Lichfield

21.01

Joe Biden’s old tropes for new times The President showcased cliché and history to soothe a volatile public

Sam Leith

21.01

Will vaccine wars destabilise Britain? When it comes to Covid compliance, we will no longer stand together

James Kirkup

21.01

Here comes 1984: The Musical George Orwell's widow was famously protective of his legacy, but now his work is out of copyright

Dorian Lynskey