On David Malouf, nationality, and the sticky subject of labels. By Nam Le.

Closing time. By Pankaj Mishra.

The right loves to accusingly demand, “Do you love this country?” We need the confidence to answer, “I love the parts you’re trying to destroy.” By Jon Schwarz.

Being around people who are different from us makes us more creative, more diligent and harder-working. By Katherine W. Phillips.

Post-Brexit, people in the UK started wearing safety pins to show their stance against racism and their solidarity with immigrants… By Jason Kottke.

Societies without doubt are dangerous places, argues Adam Gopnik.

The principle of non-violence is central to Buddhist teachings, but in Sri Lanka some Buddhist monks are being accused of stirring up hostility towards other faiths and ethnic minorities.