Why civility matters, even when it’s hard
Swallowing our pride is better than political violence
The (new) centre holds
Bad policies and the ‘twilight of democracy’ are not the same thing
The technocrats are failing the vaccine test
Are populist leaders better at vaccine roll-outs? If so, that should fill us with trepidation about post-pandemic politics
Is this the end of Western liberal democracy?
We need to appreciate the inherent messiness that permeates Western societies, rather than seeking to repudiate it
The unremarkable truth about America’s Covid response
The US handling of Covid-19 does not make it a ‘failed state’
Think Trump has transformed American politics? Think again
Joe Biden’s rise is a reminder that the way to win an election hasn’t changed
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
Free speech is fascist
Words must be controlled to ensure that Starmer’s subjects behave themselves
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
Why young men like Donald Trump
He cuts through the sterility and severity of modern life
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
Why Christian culture is essential to education
It deeply informed our art and our ideas
The first victim of empire
England is an ongoing casualty of the British imperial project
