The wonders of Whistler
A new exhibition offers calm stillness — mostly
Cezanne 25 at Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence was Cezanne’s refuge — or as close to one as this troubled, insecure artist could manage
Cézanne the father
A rich exhibition is dominated by the great French impressionist
Encouraging evil for the common good
Mansfield does not condemn him: rather refreshingly he exhilarates in Machiavelli’s genius
Thoughtful delicacy and austere introspection
An exhibition of the art of Gwen John secures her legacy
What survives of love
A splendid exhibition explores the history of romance
The sacred and the profane
Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum
Insanity and death
Munch at the Musée D’Orsay
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
Andy Burnham’s empty toolbox
Britain’s next Labour government will inherit a state too indebted to deliver the interventionism it dreams of
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
The Goodwin that failed
Pareto and the problem of elite circulation
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
Restore the King James Bible
Those who are opposed, please consider, in the bowels of Christ, whether you may be mistaken
A carnivore’s arcadia
Bowled over by a de luxe fillet steak