Cold War
America first
No one can sensibly doubt that American primacy is much more agreeable to us than Chinese hegemony
China: Cold war or hot peace?
The culture clash between East and West is complicated by interdependence
China: The rules of engagement
How should America deal with a newly aggressive and expansionist Beijing?
When did the Cold War actually start?
Professor Jeremy Black picks-over the evidence with Graham Stewart
Smuggling Plato to Prague
Edward Lucas pays tribute to his father J.R. Lucas, Oxford philosopher and Cold War champion of the Czechs
A brave voice against the barbarians
David Pryce-Jones recalls a life of literary friendships and the defence of Western civilisation
My gratitude to the Cold War
As the the British Army presence in Germany came to an end, so did a way of life that engraved itself into the hearts of hundreds of thousands of Brits and Germans.
How to get history wrong: a case study
Jeremy Black explains the strange case of Edward Lucas
Winners of the Wall Game
A confident new Germany has consigned division to history
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
Puss in boots
Prepare for winter with full panto footwear
The Warburg refurbished
The institute used to feel intellectually introverted
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
Why the Conservatives will be anti-woke
Standing up to the thought police is key to making change
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Starmer’s tax will hurt children
It is not just a tax, it is cruel theft
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
The afterlife of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko
Reflections on forty years since his death shook communist Poland
