Diogenes the Cynic
Life versus learning: a battle of the titans
In their lives we find fiercely opposed poles of a culture that has profoundly shaped our world
Ghostbusted
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is heroically pointless
Against Britain’s two-tier policing
Street preachers should not be arrested for offending people
Do not sanction the truth
Stating biological facts should not be cause for heavy-handed complaints proceedings
Joe Biden needs a Reagan moment
It is time not just for strong words but for serious demands
Make architecture art again
Attractive architecture should draw from the past while looking to the future
Hero of the hour
Giles Watling asked the question that was on nobody’s lips, as he rushed to the Prime Minister’s rescue
We have to wake up on defence
Britain cannot act as if war will never come
The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
William Wilberforce and England’s forgotten saints
The Clapham Saints and their efforts to reform British manners have been unjustly and unwisely forgotten
Dumbing down the priesthood
Unless the Church reinstates rigorous college-based training for clerics, it will wither away
Grandmasters: a meeting of great minds
Napoleon and Goethe: Touchstone of Genius by Raymond Keene
