Book review: The Challenges of Democracy and the Rule of Law
In his new book, Jonathan Sumption explores the different components – legal, institutional and cultural – that allow democracy to flourish
Politics & Conflict
Bangladesh on the brink
Bangladesh’s student revolution unleashed chaos and sectarian violence. Can the coming elections renew its democracy?
The volunteer atheist army standing up to Trump
As white Christian nationalists seek to reshape the United States, we hear from the frontlines of the resistance
In a word: Ceasefire
The latest from Michael Rosen's column on language and its uses
Trump’s assault on science
US research institutions are censoring projects in a bid to meet Trump's demands and retain funding
How to topple a tyrant
We often discuss how strongmen rise to power. What about how they fall?
What’s the point of politics?
Labour’s feud over child benefits points to a deeper question: how to balance strategy with doing the right thing
“Replace the House of Lords with a new House of the People”
Danny Sriskandarajah, author of "Power to the People", talks to us about how to revive Britain's democracy
Solidarity splinters
Opposing ideas about antisemitism threaten to split the anti-racist movement. A new book seeks to bridge the divides
Argentina’s gamble
President Milei has slashed inflation, while railroading rights and increasing poverty. Is his big bet worth the cost?