John Marenbon
John Marenbon is a philosopher and fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
Keeping the faith
It is as if Aquinas himself occupied the timeless eternity he reserved for God
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Fisticuffs over the fourth movement
When did classical music become so disturbingly polite?
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
