Jane Austen’s forgotten inspirations
Jane Austen’s Bookshelf. By Rebecca Romney. Marysue Rucci Books; 464 pages; $29.99. Ithaka Press; £25 Legions of “Janeites” w...
Is Zelensky a disliked dictator or a popular hero?
Donald Trump delivered such a dressing-down to Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the end of last month that some thoug...
Jared Isaacman, the high-school dropout who will lead NASA
In 2021 Jared Isaacman, the man soon to become NASA’s boss, bought a 30-second ad at the Super Bowl. Mr Isaacman—a boyish-loo...
Let there be lights, camera, action! (But not too much action)
There are many signs that Christian entertainment is having a moment. But the biggest one is the beards, which are everywhere...
Meet Generation Alpha
WHAT COMES after Z? Lots of names have been pitched for the world’s youngest generation, born roughly since 2010. Some are pr...
American politics prompt some Chinese to explore historical taboos
It is difficult in China to discuss the horrors of the Cultural Revolution openly. The dark period from 1966 to 1976, when mi...
NATO’s race against Russia to rearm
AS A YOUNG naval fighter pilot operating from a French carrier during the Kosovo war in 1999, Lieutenant Pierre Vandier would...
Spain’s terrible record on defence spending
“SPAIN is very low,” Donald Trump said last month, referring to the country’s defence spending. For once, he was correct with...
Ships crash in the North Sea
At around 10am on March 10th the Solong (pictured), a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship, and the Stena Immaculate, a tanker carry...
The best way to curb the cruelty of the world’s worst regimes
Righting Wrongs. By Kenneth Roth. Knopf; 448 pages; $30. Allen Lane; £30 A doctor in Syria under Bashar al-Assad was forced t...