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The author taking shelter from the rain during the Camino in the grounds of an old monastery.
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Parents are being hypocritical about smartphones
Yes, kids use their phones too much, but what about adults?
Four women seers in a time of strife
Eilenberger’s design is to present philosophy outside the lecture theatre in its life-transforming power
The court of hot air
We do not need human rights law to protect human rights or to maintain the rule of law
Healers who harm
Bad Therapy: Why The Kids Aren’t Growing Up by Abigail Shrier
Why did behavioural scientists crave mask mandates?
The COVID pandemic exposed the nastiness of nudging
Putting a gloss on big ideas
On the outsize influence of small magazines
There is no conservative case for Keir Starmer
Despairing at the Tories is understandable, but the opposition of your opposition is not your ally
A discordant song
Classical music may be the worst casualty of identitarian politics
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
The Foreign Office should be rooted in the past
Who and what is it for, if not the British people, and our history and culture?
Queen of Hearts
Perturbed to find Diana has a starring role in Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted
