Books
The elephant in the avant-garde
The totalitarian trend in Modernism demands acknowledgement
The conservative case for socialism?
Sohrab Ahmari’s anti-business prescriptions fail to convince
The rise and rise of military history
A fine new landmark in the welcome renaissance of a timeless genre
The end of liberalism?
Patrick Deneen’s book finds new beginnings at the end of an era
Tenderness and truth
What should parents do about gender-nonconforming kids?
All aboard the ship of self-improvement
Why did NYU withdraw its support before the Floating University had left port?
The lives of Mary Magdalene
A fine book explores her life and afterlife
Effective affinities
Moral philosophy, the individual and the future
Liberalism’s lion
Christopher Hitchens remains unforgettable
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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
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)
Picking at old wounds
The campaign to rejoin the EU has been revived
Britain needs the Med mindset
We have to adapt to the sweatier realities of a changing climate
The shadow of the thorn tree
Christian culture must combine tradition and modernity
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
The Muslim modernisers
Muslim reformers do not innovate; they renew by seeking to mend what is broken
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read