The soul of Swedes
On the contested state of Swedish cultural identity
The art of Caspar David Friedrich
In our brave new world of modern art, there’s a growing appetite for celebrating the mystery of the natural world
The wines of Israel
Israel’s wine heartland is now suffering from rocket attacks
Ireland has become an exporter of gender ideology
An architect of Irish trans policy has been elected Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe
The Conservative betrayal of selective schooling
Grammar schools are great — but there are not enough of them
Dune and progressive media illiteracy
Leftist moralism obscures thematic depth in its frantic rush to judge
AI has not killed the author
Advanced technology can enhance rather than replacing the pleasure of a good book
All in the family
Most likely, we live in a comfortable nest of light fictions
Chasing votes on foreign soil
Viktor Orbán has created a pipeline of support for his Fidesz political project by granting full citizenship to thousands of ethnic Hungarians in Romania
Light from darkness
Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family and Social Class by Rob Henderson
The true lie of the land
Landowners are reviled as enemies of the environment by the Jacobins of the green movement but these Poundland Robespierres are simply blinded by prejudice
The elusive Seiji Ozawa was Japan’s greatest peacemaker
Farewell not just to a conductor but to a generous man
