The broken circle
A remarkable group of intellectuals in pre-war Vienna used philosophy to explain the scientific progess of their time — until they were halted by murder and Nazism
Defender of the faith
Daniel Johnson remembers Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, wise and generous friend, guide and mentor
Elegant defender of lost causes
Daniel Johnson recalls the colourful life of Sir Peregrine Worsthorne
Are empires always evil?
Daniel Johnson says Spanish imperialism left a legacy defying simplistic analysis
Making sense of evil
Forced to flee her native Germany, Hannah Arendt is finally celebrated there in a major exhibition
How I discovered Germany
Daniel Johnson on how he found a lost love for the Germans
How I discovered secondhand books
A home with books is a launching pad for a life well lived, says Daniel Johnson
How I discovered History
Remembering the Six Day War and history lessons from Dick Crossman
How I discovered Art and Architecture
Daniel Johnson reflects on the great discoveries of his youth
How I discovered classical music
Daniel Johnson describes the joy of indulging in music as a teenage boy
Big news reaches a small town
Where was I when the Berlin Wall fell and Margaret Thatcher resigned?
Letter from Washington: America’s ambiguous interregnum
What Trump’s clumsy attempt to defy the election proves
Cancelled by the Federation of Small Businesses for questioning BLM
‘I was hounded out of an organisation that is supposed to be pro-business by advising against celebrating a movement that wants to dismantle capitalism’
Are the Bee Gees Britain’s most underrated band?
The Bee Gees have always been a target for mockery, but by force of talent and ambition, they managed to define the age around them
Daniil Trifonov: Silver Age (DG)
This recording is an absolute must-hear, one of the summits of this difficult year
Glorious mud
Nick Cohen is badly bitten by the cross-country bug
Why Victor Davis Hanson thinks Trump will win
The classicist and military historian makes the case fo the president – and a second upset
Who really got Brexit done?
British sovereignty has been restored – thanks to ERG obstinacy and Keir Starmer’s epic miscalculation
England’s Caravaggio
Matthew Craske’s book challenges the prevailing idea of Joseph Wright as product and servant of rationalism and Enlightenment
Raunchy tale of pedigree chums
The spouse of a longstanding MP has an opportunity to offer a particular perspective