Defenders of a shared culture
Oliver Letwin compares and contrasts two conservative philosophers, the late Roger Scruton and Michael Oakeshott
Laugh to hide the tears
Rishi Sunak was desperate to appear on top form before the Liaison Committee
A matter of National concern
This year’s race will come close to destroying its magic
As flies to wanton boys
Gambling with human lives is just another day in the lives of the one per cent
The Grand Migrant Hotel Rwanda
All are welcome at Kagame’s eccentric migrant hostelry, and don’t worry about the roving deathsquads: they’re harmless
The misanthropic history man
Yuval Noah Harari has become an intellectual superstar, but his predictions have become wilder and sillier
All in the family
Most likely, we live in a comfortable nest of light fictions
Police Scotland must stop patronising the public
The Hate Crime And Public Order Act will waste the time of the police and endanger the freedoms of the public
It’s time to transition babies
Even in the womb, many foetuses can sense their own trans 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
Tragicomedy at the UN
The limp United Nations cannot be trusted to support the victims of tyranny
Josephine Tey, woman of mystery
Deeply private, her elegant and sharply engaging writing has often been wrongly overlooked
