A turning point for moderate Islam
In an age of stark ideological cleavages, Muslims are living through a battle of ideas over the meaning of religion in the modern world
El pibe de oro — the golden kid
The life of Diego Maradona epitomised the working-class soul of Argentinian football and mirrored the country he loved
Don’t fear the Reaper
We have become reluctant to accept death as an integral part of life. Perhaps coronavirus will give us a more realistic attitude to mortality
The cult on Pennsylvania Avenue
A peculiar organisation is peddling exotic conspiracy theories about Joe Biden’s electoral win — but the Larouchians have long attempted to bend reality
President Trump’s final days
"There was nothing ignoble about Trump’s defeat — at least, not initially"
Why decriminalisation could work for the UK
More and more jurisdictions are decriminalising drugs. The policy may appear radical but it is a pragmatic response to help the most vulnerable
Hibernating with Mary and Helène
The work of the great Jewish artist Helène Aylon, who died earlier this year, will help me in my seasonal contemplation of birth, death
War and truce in Nagorno-Karabakh
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has global significance, not least because of its powerful backers: Russia and Turkey