Features
The week the war ended
Seventy-five years ago this month, peace finally came to a destroyed Europe
Empire of conformists
The NHS is immune to criticism because its deficiencies are seen as departures from its essential goodness
The coronavirus cure for global populism?
How the pandemic exposed some leaders’ bluster and might yet undermine authoritarian regimes
When it’s great to be British
The country of understatement and the stiff upper lip responds well in a crisis
Defenders of a shared culture
Oliver Letwin compares and contrasts two conservative philosophers, the late Roger Scruton and Michael Oakeshott
Endless tragedy of blood and sand
Syria’s civil war is the latest grisly chapter in more than a millennium of conflict
Who’s a conservative?
A vigorous debate is under way about the future of the American right — and it is a mistake to question its survival
Havana heartbeat
How a stiff, gangly, middle-aged Englishman fell for the seductive rhythms of Cuba
Art for oligarchs’ sake
Divorced from aesthetic considerations, the modern art business is a refuge for the uber-rich
A brave voice against the barbarians
David Pryce-Jones recalls a life of literary friendships and the defence of Western civilisation