Jerusalem: cradle of lost peace
In the Holy Land coexistence was a fragile dream, built on unstable foundations
Time for us all to grow up
Why is the modern British novel so terribly earnest and irrepressibly juvenile?
A roaring monster
Letters from the Falklands front: Trauma and machismo continue to define the Malvinas issue in Argentina
The truth about the Grand Mufti’s visit to the UK
Shakwi Allam speaks the language of religious pluralism to western audiences, but sanctions persecution within Egypt
Cancelled at Cannes
Sidelining the creator of a national movement is pure, unashamed revisionism
The Sea! The Sea!
Southbank Sinfonia Baroque at St John’s Smith Square
Michaela’s unspeakable truths
“Progressive” teaching methods ruin lives to make middle class people feel good about themselves
The German Reformation
Professor Jeremy Black discusses the effect that Martin Luther and the Reformation had on the German lands in the sixteenth century
Three act tragedy
The Wagatha Christie case reveals the addictive fun of gossip — but also its corrosive power
An unlikely man of the people
Kenneth Clark has been unfairly accused of elitism; he wanted to democratise the glories of Western art and make it available to all
Why nuclear abolition should fail
The harsh reality is that the nuclear revolution is irreversible and makes major wars significantly less likely
Whitehall’s whispering mandarin
A tribute to Sir Roy Stone, whose secretive role at the heart of Westminster made government possible
Doing the Strand
The glorious heyday of Roxy Music, when just to be a fan of a band that sounded like no other was like being in an exclusive club
The Beatles: occasionally fab four
Their output was more mixed than many critics would like to believe
Save this Severn heaven
A property developer has an idyllic and precious plotland development in his sights
Are U.S. sports actually superior to ours?
Sport is another thing to confirm the notion of American exceptionalism
A radical reframing of conservative tradition
Yoram Hazony’s purified conservatism risks losing touch with political reality
Walking the path of the stupidly rich
Serious Money tracks the excesses and indulgences of those with wealth to burn
Rich history of the revolutionary poor
When rebellion stalked the streets of London
Heroism and high strategy
The story of how British commandos did the impossible
Pomp and circumstance
A Venetian Coronation, The Gabrieli Consort, St John’s Smith Square
The bacchanalia of Kawanabe Kyōsai
This exhibition at the Royal Academy revels in the artist’s versatility
Dinner in the Bloodlands
Belarus Free Theatre brings moral complexity to the table