Tim Blanning
The Ministers of Sound
From the Beatles and Wilson to Bono and Blair, the rise of rock stars to power and influence has tempted leaders all over the world to cultivate them – even at the risk of ridicule
Only Congress can tame Beijing’s bloody instincts
Hong Kong’s struggle for freedom is inspirational. But outsiders must help by challenging police violence
Doomed by data, our new Trojan Horse
“Data, like the jungle, is neutral. But its users are not.”
The riddle of the car bomb and the lucky gambler
Investigating the assassination of a Maltese journalist has been a masterclass in legal ping-pong