Herman Wouk
American Tolstoy
Time to proclaim the greatness of Herman Wouk, once feted for the sweep of his historical novels
Hoop dreams
Football turned out to be a poor way of shirking parental duties
Hoorah for winter!
Life comes alive again in October when you can start anticipating proper National Hunt racing
The idea of the countryside Pt. 2
English rural life in theory and practice Pt. 2
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
The Church of England’s race to the bottom
The Church of England should not be putting ideology before history
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
Trump: Post-Modernist?
The former — and future? — president has an awkward but interesting relationship with the truth
Don’t trust the Runnymede Trust
The law is too indulgent of political charities
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
Art of the deal
A simple sale, with money changing hands, was out of the question
