Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
The beginning and end of conversation
A catholic sift through humankind’s advent and our eventual, formative babbling and beyond.
Profile: Noam Chomsky
The American linguistics professor who is forever at odds with his country
Twists of the tongue
When competing languages collide, demography eventually supersedes prestige
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
No, Churchill wasn’t the bad guy
The debate over Britain’s wartime leader has been reignited by an ignorant revisionist account
In praise of Elon Musk
He deserves respect for his defence of free expression online
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
Bursary school
Refuse to play the poverty card
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
War crimes and Western double standards
How can politicians cheer the ICC pursuing Putin but not Netanyahu?
