House of Thiasus
Bacchus in Pompeii
The meaning of the beautiful frescoes in the House of Thiasus remains a mystery
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American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
Profile: Allan Massie
The recently deceased Scots journalist and author
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
An uneasy peace amid the ruins
Four million citizens of Damascus remain uncertain of what the future will bring
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
It’s high time we banned dogs
The tide is turning against these slobbering beasts
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
IPSO has to go
A regulator built to uphold standards has become a partisan censor — the right must walk away before it is too late
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
The EU is changing on immigration
A firmer stance is being taken — but will it be enough?
The misfits of Middagh Street
What a bunch: gifted and impossible to live with