Frans Hals
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young (and old) Man
The Wallace Collection’s Frans Hals exhibition shows the artist at his best
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
Trump’s Bitcoin Boom
The UK should clarify its stance on the leading cryptocurrency sooner rather than later
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
Booze or muse?
Composers have been no slouches when it comes to the sauce
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
Up-and-down towns
The rise and fall of English towns in the 1960s and 80s
Against autumn
Throw away your Pumpkin Spice Lattes
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
The dam of Spanish eco-politics creaks
Will no death toll make elites reconsider green overreach?
