Chronicles of an epic egomaniac
Tackling Harold Bloom
A little too mature
In Brideshead, the overriding feeling is that surely the punchline is to come. It never does
Michaelmas Mayhem
View from Oxford: the beginning of a year unlike any other
Conflict in the Caucasus
How much worse will the historic conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh get?
Why is the Anglosphere hated?
CANZUK deserves debate, not character assassination
Trusting Dave Chappelle
The comedian’s 8:46 show is a stand-up special with few jokes
Tolerance? Intolerable!
National debate used to be encouraged by the Anglican state — but those days are fast disappearing
Et tu? The grim fate of the usual suspects
Peter Stothard’s depiction of the demise of Caesar emphasises the humanity of the emperor’s killer
And the horse you rode in on
The first US presidential TV debate, Cleveland, Ohio
A playwright who aims big
Anne McElvoy on writers and players who can transfer skills to the small screen from the big stage
Decline, fall and rise again
A masterly account of Britain’s fortunes in the Second World War