Spies and butterflies
We should prepare for new modern forms of espionage
C. L. R. James and the majesty of cricket
The West Indian writer and historian knew that cricket is far more than merely a sport
How dark can humour be?
Laughter — even laughter about morbid things — is part of what makes us human
The multi-matrixed revolutions
Predictions of a new Cold War understate the complexity of the future
Ubuntu and the path to progress
South Africa cannot continue down the road towards conflict
The children of Terezín
The human will triumph over the technological in culture
Liberalism’s obituarist
John Gray extends his dark critique of the modern world
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
Autumn Reeves
It was a grim budget — but was it a necessary one?
Scottish independence is dead, for now
But there is no room for complacency or appeasement
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
Embrace your inner exile
How can we appreciate art in alienating times?
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
How H&W hit the iceberg
The opportunism and ineptitude that brought Belfast’s shipbuilding industry to its knees
EDI corrodes the rule of law
Embedding EDI in the work of barristers makes for bad law, not a good society
The West should stop indulging delusions on Ukraine
Ukraine cannot achieve its maximal goals
