Elites
Notes from a client kingdom
Britain is a sad sunless satrapy of the American empire
Extinction Rebellion, handmaiden of technocracy
There’s nothing natural about the environmentalism of modern eco activists
Putin must be mad
…and other lies Western elites tell themselves
The new female ascendency
How will society be changed by the over-production of female graduates?
Unearthly study of life and death
Yukio Mishima concealed his poignant political commentary in a run-of-the-mill science fiction novel
Ukraine’s patriotic master
The painter Ilya Repin straddled both Ukrainian and Russian cultures
The unification of Germany
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the path of German unification, from the failed revolutions of 1848 to the creation of Bismarck’s Reich
King of the clay court
On the red clay of Stade Roland Garros, Nadal is God
Joining the dots on sexism
Parliament’s creepy sexualised culture resurrects throwback stereotypes
Children aren’t pets
When did it become okay to degrade children?
Musical scores
Great passages of play evoke great music
Who should run the RSC next?
Someone has to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
A “speak out champion” who won’t speak for all
Politics and prosecution make for a dangerous combination, and women are most likely to lose out
The People’s Republic of Worcester College
A student dares to cross the red quad and speak out about a shoddy show trial
Sectarian cinema?
It may not be easy, but multicultural societies must embrace liberal values if they are to survive