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Hard Lessons of Afghan History

Two new histories of separate conflicts in Afghanistan show that both the Victorians and a young Churchill struggled at the North-Western Frontier

May 28, 2013

Afghanistan·Books

Reform, That You May Preserve

The Great Reform Bill of 1832 nearly sparked a revolution. Antonia Fraser's history tells the story with tremendous verve

May 28, 2013

Books·History

When a Marxist Loses His Charm

The uruguayan Eduardo Galeano was once the author of elegant and charming journalism. Sadly, his new book is a dumbed-down travesty

May 28, 2013

Books·History·Latin America·Literature

Nourishment by the Gross

Big Brother is Lionel Shriver at her cold-eyed best; a nourishing helping of fearless, humane and sober prose

May 28, 2013

Books·Literature

The Space Behind Them

A contemporary of the British Pop Artists, Patrick Caulfield is at last coming into his own

May 28, 2013

Art

The King and I

Chess championships in England are often played in dreary municipal halls in grey provincial towns. So I jumped at the chance to compete in 5-star comfort in Thailand

May 28, 2013

Chess

Battling with Britten

The reputation of one of England's finest composers has been indelibly stained by his refusal to fight in the Second World War

May 28, 2013

Culture & Anarchy·Music

Assessing Angela

‘At the election in September, Germans will have to decide whether Angela Merkel’s modesty and prudence are proof enough of her virtue’

May 28, 2013

EU·Europe·European Eye·Germany

Save the NYPD So It Can Save the City

‘Without stop-and-search, Kelly estimates that he would need an extra 50,000 officers to police the city because people who don’t run the risk of being searched start carrying guns’

May 28, 2013

Dispatches·Policing·US Politics