Dancing
The power of the pageant
Our enchanted, sometimes absurd, monarchy is one of the last focuses of common cultural experience
Havana heartbeat
How a stiff, gangly, middle-aged Englishman fell for the seductive rhythms of Cuba
The only thing to do is dance
When things are desperate, you don’t want to be the audience, you want to be the show
Dark rumblings at the RIBA
Secretive shenanigans concerning the future home of its drawings collection arouse concern about the wisdom of the governance of the RIBA
The Roman Republic is worth thinking about
The life and death of Tiberius Gracchus illustrate the virtues of populism
Profile: Noam Chomsky
The American linguistics professor who is forever at odds with his country
Renewing academia
The Centre for Heterodox Social Science represents a positive alternative to a field increasingly dominated by progressive ideology
The broad influence of Aquinas
His influence has been felt in economics as well as philosophy and religion
We are the cultural Norns
Here, at last, is a mind-expanding podcast that is the antidote to everything the wretched Arts Council stands for
The Church of England is practicing a secular religion
Equality, diversity and inclusion can be prioritised over religious faith
The human condition, in Wales
The universal and the particular sit awkwardly in this Cardiff exhibition
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals
The Conservative betrayal of selective schooling
Grammar schools are great — but there are not enough of them