Harold Bloom
The danger of naive humanitarianism
The rejection of force is complacent and unsustainable
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
Why Trump triumphed
The Democrats had too many self-inflicted disadvantages to overcome
Neither beautiful, nor true
The new Fourth Plinth commission creates moral and artistic confusion
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
All gone to look for America
The show is a mishmash, in need of some pruning and a sharper edge
Where are the calls for blasphemy laws coming from?
We should consider the voters as well as the politicians
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
Rewiring the state
Kemi Badenoch has a plan, though what it involves is anyone’s guess
The Conservatives must reject Human Quantitative Easing
It has been a disaster for the party and for the nation