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From the archive The myth of the abusive protesters Tom Greenwell 24 April 2020 Bestselling historian Paul Ham stands by allegations that anti–Vietnam war activists confronted veterans at airports and in the streets. But where’s the evidence? Books & arts The conditions of art Susan Lever 22 April 2020 Books | Award-winning biographer Brenda Niall throws fresh light on four intriguing women writers Books & arts Is illiberalism the force of the future? Klaus Neumann 20 April 2020 Four recent books provide partial answers. But are they asking the right question? Books & arts Carrying the flame Tyson Yunkaporta 17 April 2020 Books | Clear, direct and sometimes cheeky, Fire Country is about more than fire

Books & arts Everything familiar yet entirely strange Cathy Perkins 12 March 2020 Books | Biographer Sylvia Martin turns her lens onto herself Books & arts Lost in space Nicole Hemmer 10 March 2020 A New York Times columnist’s provocative analysis of America’s ills Essays & reportage Going down from Melbourne Stuart Macintyre 5 March 2020 Extract | Historian Ken Inglis finds his vocation, reveals a talent for journalism, and embarks for Oxford Books & arts Poem in stone Stephen Mills 2 March 2020 Books | Has Geoffrey Robertson made a persuasive case for returning heritage objects?

Books & arts Consequences, unintended and intended Janet McCalman 12 December 2019 Books | Jean Blackburn played a central role in a wave of educational reform Essays & reportage Recalling the consequences of Keynes’s ‘Economic Consequences of the Peace’ Selwyn Cornish and John Hawkins 12 December 2019 Keynes’s book on the Versailles Treaty not only predicted dire results, but also provided guidance for those planning the global economic system following the second world war Essays & reportage That quite indescribable miracle Desley Deacon 10 December 2019 Inspired by Nellie Melba, Judith Anderson carved out a career on stage and screen Books & arts “A spectre is haunting America…” Glyn Davis 9 December 2019 Books | What if meritocracy is almost as rigid as the system it replaced?