Arthur Balfour
From Balfour to Sunak
Remembering a previous prime ministerial humiliation
The perversity of the Oasis reunion
The cultural optimism of the nineties has been lost
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
From the monstrous to the grotesque
Hitler’s cult of charismatic leadership is indistinguishable from the ideology of National Socialism
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
Splashing the cash
On the complex relationship between art and money
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
Take a bow
This season’s must-have neckwear is a sartorial two-fingered salute to life
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
