Inside Story

Books & arts Why the humanities are worth fighting for Kate Fullagar 21 February 2025 Philosopher Martha Nussbaum hasn’t quite nailed the problem, or the possible solutions Books & arts Freedom, served chilled Gideon Haigh 20 February 2025 A high-profile lawyer defends employees’ rights to free speech, regardless of their politics Books & arts Menzies hits his straps Paul Rodan 14 February 2025 Much good luck and a degree of good management enabled the long-serving prime minister to ride the postwar boom Books & arts Of the sky, the birds Sara Dowse 13 February 2025 A diary of a terminal illness becomes an intimate tribute to friendship

Books & arts Blood quantum Martha Macintyre 28 January 2025 Who is entitled to be a Native American? Books & arts Sleuths, salvagers and revivalists Jim Davidson 27 January 2025 Language flows in unexpected ways Books & arts Love, Oliver Nick Haslam 16 January 2025 Nothing exposes the famed neurologist as much as his letters Books & arts Dorothy Parker goes to Hollywood Sara Dowse 15 January 2025 There was much more to the waspish writer than memorable (and misremembered) one-liners

Books & arts The good fight Gary Werskey 11 December 2024 How two political consultants pushed the Democratic Party towards their imagined middle ground Books & arts Does Xi’s ideology matter? John Fitzgerald 11 December 2024 Kevin Rudd sees a clear line between the Chinese president’s worldview and his country’s path. But is it as simple as that? Books & arts Things that want to be heard Andrew Ford 9 December 2024 Musicologist Lawrence Kramer wants his readers to think differently about the sound of music and the music of sound Books & arts History’s hinge Jon Richardson 9 December 2024 How will competition and cooperation between Russia and China in Central Asia affect the global balance of power?