The Global Race isn’t a Sprint
A perfect book for anyone suffering from a surfeit of Thomas Piketty
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Molly Bloom’s Day in Court
The epic story of the publication of James Joyce's Ulysses is well-deserving of its own biography
First Novel on a Booker Mission
Zia Haider Rahman is erudite and articulate - but no novelist
Genius from the Bike Factory
Albin Planinc, the tragic Slovenian
Musical Testosterone at the Proms
William Walton was inspired by sexual energy
Rainbow warriors
Variations in the paint used by artists tell an often ignored story of science, trade and ingenuity
Conduct Unbecoming
The Classical Commentaries of Norman Lebrecht in Standpoint are now available as an ebook
Shut that gate!
It's time for a change in the postman's attitudes
Prague’s Red Ghosts
The city's Museum of Communism is shabby and rather strange, but it should be
The Controversy of Cornelius Gurlitt
The case of the art hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt provides illuminating insights into the German character
Two Generations Lost to Communism
50 years of Communism have left Cuba poorer than ever
This Expat Paradise is a Woman’s Nightmare
Dubai may be a popular holiday destination but it is also a human rights quagmire for women