Gavin Mortimer
Gavin Mortimer is a writer and historian. He tweets at @PhoneyMajor
The betrayal of Charlie Hebdo
The French intelligentsia has reneged on promises of fearless free speech and embraced a pervasive culture of censorship
A radical right-wing trio
A new generation of radicals in France see their political mission as nothing less than saving European civilisation
The broad influence of Aquinas
His influence has been felt in economics as well as philosophy and religion
Teaching leftists about tax
Sometimes, an argument about economic policy is like an oil spill
Liberal gerontocracy and its discontents
Fewer young people supporting more old people has become an unsustainable situation
Off with the fairies
Unsurprisingly, the most brilliant of all English music-theatre pieces are mostly overlooked
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
Less will be better
More students have been worse. Some became dons — they have been worse too
Murders for February
Hitler, Harlem and the high-life feature in this month’s murder mystery haul
Scarlet Blake is a man
Indulging the fantasies of violent criminals is endangering women
First impressions
The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition
The lies of Sinn Fein
Sectarian smears against Unionists have been exposed as the falsehoods they always were. Will anyone bother to say sorry?