Antiquity
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
The humanity of Horace
The wisdom of someone who has lived a little is at the heart of the verse of the ancient poet who was adopted as the mascot of the Enlightenment
Antique business
Thomas Woodham-Smith on an old trade in a brave new world
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
Spaceships, ghost ships and sheep
The secret sauce of Project Hail Mary: it’s a laugh
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus
Women who play along …
It’s only natural when you come across the aftermath of a collision to wonder who was to blame.
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
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