Encounter
In praise of meritocracy
Grammar schools, Tony Crosland and the Encounter club
Journal de combat of the Cold War
Encounter’s cultural importance far outweighed doubts about its shadowy funding
The right must learn from modern art
Marcel Duchamp’s rule-breaking provides real lessons for the right
The Roman Republic is worth thinking about
The life and death of Tiberius Gracchus illustrate the virtues of populism
Ukraine can still triumph
It needs, and deserves, Western patience and solidarity
Do hurt people hurt people?
This popular cliché attempts to be generous but ends up implying that victims are tainted
Should we love the British economy we have?
As another UK steel mill closes, Stephen Bush’s plea for a white collar love-in felt ill-timed
Intangible benefits for intangible heritage?
It remains to be seen whether the UK’s Ratification of UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be valuable
Against the imaginary conservative friend
Left-wing and liberal journalists should stop appealing to “true” conservatism
Those WhatsApp groups in full
Thirteen reasons to ban politicians from smartphones
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)