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
Myths of the Prophet Max
Daniel Johnson on the life and work of Max Weber, whose controversial views on democracy still resonate today
Who are universities for?
Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more
Ferrari and the terrible joy
Michael Mann’s Ferrari shows how ambiguity and contradiction fuels us
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
February letters
Questioning Cameron, cautioning Houellebecq and disputing the image of God
Arresting the fertility crisis
Britain needs more babies — and it is far from alone
The stench of Chanel No 5
Set mainly in Nazi-occupied Paris, The New Look tells the story of Coco Chanel and Christian Dior
Elgar’s excellence
Elgar: Symphonies (Halle/Oehms)
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
A wealth of Irish architecture
Editorial errors do not spoil a fine work of Irish architectural history
Scarlet Blake is a man
Indulging the fantasies of violent criminals is endangering women
The king and the boss
Turkish President Erdoğan is no fan of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu — and vice versa
