For years Max Boot was a darling of the American political right. The Soviet-born son of Jewish refuseniks, he came to the US at the age of six, settling with his family in Southern California. By fif...

Love, death, grief, power, revenge: Greek tragedies get to the essence of the human experience. Here, writers and artists select their favourite plays, music and films inspired by ancient classics, fr...

Gideon Rachman selects his must-read titles