Books in brief

The reality of democracy

Watching Donald Trump’s progression towards the Republican nomination and possibly

If I ruled the world

If I ruled the world, I would want to know

Prospect recommends

Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, has always been

Prospect events

The Prospect Book Club takes place on the third Monday

Letters

Anton Shekhovtsov and Peter Pomerantsev warn of the rise of

In fact

The UK spends £100,000 a year recording its laws on

In praise of “Project Fear”

Boris Johnson describes it as “Project Fear,” but there is

A Labour case for Brexit

I do not take much notice of all of the

Brexit would not damage UK security

Whether one is an enthusiastic European or not, the truth

What are the chances of a Frexit?

Ever since the results of the last European Parliament elections

Russia tries to kick the habit

There you are at the bus stop in Moscow, shuffling

“Sorry” seems to be the hardest word

One thing I have to remind myself each time I

Should the Church of England be disestablished?

The marriage of church and state has lasted five centuries,

Trump Force One

After the latest round of United States primaries and caucuses,

Beyond Convention

To anyone on the outside looking in, it might appear

50/50 Britain

Voter stereotypes are often wrong. Forget “Mondeo Man” and “Worcester

Who guards the Guardian?

Let’s agree that the Guardian is a great newspaper whose

It could have been great

In history, as in private life, short-term memory is the

State of emergency

The southern French commune of Lunel, which was crowned by

The end of sovereignty?

Germany is Europe’s giant. Its economy is equivalent to the

A vision of the future

The principle of Virtual Reality is easy enough to explain:

Baldwin’s complex fate

For Paris is, according to its legend,” James Baldwin wrote

Nothing is what it seems

Honouring national heroes may not come easily to the British,

How words shape our world

The Language Animal: The Full Shape of the Human Linguistic

Journey through falsehood

How to Talk About Places You’ve Never Been: On the

The frozen ones

Early in Don DeLillo’s new novel Zero K, a young

Leith on life

“The high ones die, die. They die. You look up

Life of the mind

Obviously, it is possible to guess some things about one’s

Matters of taste

Verdun in February. The 100-year anniversary of the pyrrhic French

Wine

Perhaps the most important question to ask besides when should

DIY investor

The financial world is becoming steadily weirder—we’ve now reached a

The Way We Were

The 23rd of April marks 400 years since William Shakespeare