Book Review
WEIRD but really not that wonderful
The success of the West has been seized upon by the rationalist right but is riddled with gaps and discrepancies
Keeping the faith
It is as if Aquinas himself occupied the timeless eternity he reserved for God
Holy wars and unlikely alliances
The Crusades were not a straightforward clash of civilisations: both sides were too internally divided
The cottage in the country
The English cottage in the national consciousness
The Saad facts
A spirited but disappointing screed against wokeness
Going Rogue
An interesting if unappealingly illustrated reassessment of a neglected style
Ageing gracelessly?
A new book on care is filled with empirical insights but short on rhetorical power
Butterfield’s glorious vindication
Received opinion was wrong about William Butterfield’s powerful architecture
Medieval treasures of Germany
Aachen and the great temples of medieval Europe seem like vast spiritual power stations
Getting the measure of the Russian bear
A defensive concern under the right conditions can morph into a warrant for brutal expansionism
Most Read
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Final Analysis
The real measure of a degree
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
What’s in a name?
Britain’s debate over assisted suicide is being conducted in language designed to obscure what is actually proposed
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
Lessons on being a rule-taker
The EU reset undermines Brexit and Britain
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
Britain’s mutilated constitution
We must restore the old to build the new