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A crisp House white
Christopher Pincher on the wine of Westminster
Higher education can make you stupid
Ironically, a denial of academic political bias reveals bias, pretension, and pseudo-intellectualism
Myths of the Prophet Max
Daniel Johnson on the life and work of Max Weber, whose controversial views on democracy still resonate today
All dressed up and raring to go
A brilliant, ambitious volume of art history — but physically difficult to read
Beware the shaming and guilt-tripping bingefest
Events in the US have led to a(nother) moment of reckoning for race relations spawning a similar gamut of emotions, some justified, other less so
Hope and fear for Belarus
The protests in Belarus, like in Venezuela, may end up as a missed opportunity
The dark psychology of Extinction Rebellion
The deathly symbolism of Extinction Rebellion is designed to make us conform to extreme measures
Bullfighting à la mode
Christopher North says French aficionados are more demanding than the Spanish
Mystery of the tainted cache
The Gurlitt affair looked as if it might be unpicked but it has proved intractable
Ratifying the Istanbul Convention won’t protect British women
We must not empower an international body to meddle in matters which should be left to our own lawmakers