Do you remember Julian Assange’s catchphrase, “Courage is contagious?” I think he may have borrowed it from the old Bible basher Rev Billy Graham, but no matter: it had a catchy ring about it. Sadly, ...

The startling Netflix hit Adolescence reminded me of “Liam”, a student I met while doing research for the book Gen Z, Explained. At the age of 11 Liam had begun hanging out with alt-right subcultures ...

Welcome to this week’s Weekly Constitutional, where a judgment or other formal document is used as a basis of a discussion about law and policy. This week’s document is the International Emergency ...

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. It is not only Canadians who should count themselves fortunate that, through domestic political happenstance, Mark Carney became prime minister of Canada at exactly ...

It is stark staring obvious what Britain should do in response to Donald Trump’s tariff madness and wider economic sabotage. Get back into the European Union as fast as possible. Then join the ...

Have journalists failed to spot the biggest economic scoop yet? Plus, as Columbia University yields to the Trump administration’s demands, Anya Schiffrin responds to the controversy On Media ...

This week, writer and human rights lawyer Philippe Sands joins Ellen and Alona to discuss the ‘age of impunity’. Are international systems crumbling, or will they stand the test of time? Philippe ...

“Every time I finish a book, I think ‘That’s it—you’re out of ideas. You’ll have to get a real job now,’” says the American author Harlan Coben. “I’m like a boxer who finished the last round of a ...

Quite why Keir Starmer’s government is so determined to surrender the strategic Chagos Islands to Mauritius remains a puzzle. The sands of explanation keep shifting. Still, a leading justification has ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed he’ll vote against the assisted dying bill when it returns to the Commons—but says he wants to ensure that, if it does pass, it’s workable in practice. In ...

Not many filmmakers release music. David Lynch did. Sally Potter does. Here’s what the sounds reveal about the sights Then there’s Sally Potter. She has long been one of this country’s most restless ...

What would you do if you realised your work was putting you in danger? This week, Alan and Lionel are asked if they’ve ever been unsafe because of their journalism.