The new treason of the intellectuals
Julien Benda is as relevant today as he was in 1927
The unheard lessons of howling feedback
Separating the signal from the noise
The Qing-quisition
Why did the Chinese bureaucracy succeed where the Catholic Church failed?
The WASPI women should blame themselves
No injustice has been done to them
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
Into the setting sun…
Next summer, head west to Pembrokeshire
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
French lessons
Macron’s centrist coalition has not only led the country to paralysis, but is itself threatened with implosion
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
The sorry strategy
Reparations are a deeply dangerous strategy in the carnivorous world of geopolitics
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
The shell shock of the arts
How will the art world respond to its narrative shock?
