John Donne
Seductive, scholarly life of the poet-priest
This new biography of John Donne brings the centuries-dead poet to life
Jonathan Glazer’s speech was an affirmation of Jewishness
Critics who accuse him of denying his identity have things backwards
Stopping the devolution ratchet
More devolution will not solve the worst consequences of devolution
Chinese whispers
Oliver Dowden’s tough talk on Chinese hacking is less than wholly convincing
The wrong kind of groupthink
Why do so many economists deny that the value of money is related to its quantity?
Who are universities for?
Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more
Grandmasters: a meeting of great minds
Napoleon and Goethe: Touchstone of Genius by Raymond Keene
Too much disinformation
Mariana Spring is back, with another series to set the songbirds a-twitter
The truth is out there
Henry Staunton is dismissed as dangerously “erratic” by the powers that be, but he may just be telling the truth, no matter how weird
Is Britain on course for abortion up to birth?
Diana Johnson’s amendment creates a medical and legal vacuum that would endanger women and their babies
In praise of the viola
Cantabile: Anthems for viola (Delphian)