The Critic Essay

British politicians have made a fatal commitment to human quantitative easing

The age of world wars is past, the age of global civil war has come

A complex network of spiritual, cultural and economic factors underpin our fertility slump

Laughter — even laughter about morbid things — is part of what makes us human

The OBR’s Brexit analysis is based on flawed comparisons and unreasonable predictions

Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more

Marianna Spring is looking at the finger, not the moon

A recent book mounts a rare and powerful, if partly flawed, case for free expression from the Left

Amid war and discontent, military rule in Myanmar is faltering

This tragic event illustrates the cruelty and fragility of the Kremlin