Amichai Magen
We Cannot Take Liberal Democracy For Granted
Too many in the West have assumed that the spread of democratic government is inevitable. Can we cope with the authoritarian threat?
The Jihadist Challenge To The Nation State
With the Arab world mired in political chaos and economic crisis, Islamist non-state armed governing organisations are taking over
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past