A bank, not a study group
Christopher Fildes delves into the latest instalment of the Bank’s long and voluminous history
Unusual eminent Victorian
Christopher Fildes reviews a new biography of Walter Bagehot
Utilitarians at the gate
Government and the purpose of higher education
The case against climate change
Campaigners are using the courts to challenge states and utilities on greenhouse gases
The making of a maelstrom
How the Anglophile Kaiser Wilhelm went to war with Britain
Crypto-art for cryptomillions
Digital art: the millennial trend
Wolverhampton wonderer
There is a lesson here for those who prefer to sharpen their knives on the whetstone of grievance
Peteris Vasks: Musica serena (BR Klassik)
Vasks writes long, slow, contemplative works with a strong feeling for lakes, forests and landscape
Reagan is not the answer to Republican woes
In response to Daniel Johnson’s March feature, Henry George argues that a return to Reaganism is not the future of American conservatism
Elusive quest for impartiality
I would cavil at the curse of the presenter monologue, tending to sway the audience one way or the other, reveals Anne McElvoy
Thick as Thebans
Frederic Raphael reveals how Paul Cartledge makes the case for a central historical role for Oedipus’s home town
No No Nadhim
With a Johnson lockdown easing, terms & conditions apply