A tumultuous decade of ingenious novelties
Did the English Revolution go full circle, replacing one overmighty king with another?
Digging the Holy Land’s past
Our modern controversies about Jerusalem have ancient and medieval roots
The end of “Anglo-Saxon”?
The rebranding of Anglo-Saxon England is senseless and silly
Britain is still safe for Jews
It may be far from perfect — but where would be safer?
Postcards from before the war
It is no longer possible to reflect upon Israeli culture as if the “Question of Palestine” could be brushed aside
Chapter and verse on the unknowable Bard
The striking thing about Sir Stanley’s Shakespeare is how unsexy he is
In defence of the Dark Ages
The early medieval period really was “dark” both in terms of the historical record and in contrast to the sophistication of Rome
In defence of Political Currency
Not all podcasts by middle-aged politicians are the same
Against Baddielism
The author is wrong about Jewish representation
The strange death of liberal Germanophilia
Do the Germans “do it better”?
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
The coming of age
On the anxieties and ambiguities of adulthood
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
How the Navy built Britain
Culmination of a magisterial work that entwines the story of the Royal Navy with the scientific, cultural and social history of our nation
Gothic staging
The Turn of the Screw, Coliseum
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
A worthy but deeply flawed attack on woke
A distinct lack of charity when evaluating the motivations and goals of others
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
