Leader’s Debate
The laughometer at the leaders’ debate
The issue being dodged by both Johnson and Corbyn was trust. Principally, the lack of it
Fifth magician blues
He made the tea, he forged the autographs, and only once did he run out of plectrums
Against stakeholderism
How ideas like “citizens’ assemblies” threaten democracy and effective policy-making
The case for Christian converts
Don’t let allegedly bogus conversions cause you to forget that real ones exist
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
The public health fanatics have a new enemy in their sights
The wrong kind of groupthink
Why do so many economists deny that the value of money is related to its quantity?
Doomsday is not a day of the week
Sometimes, we dwell on tomorrow at the expense of eternity
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
The elusive Seiji Ozawa was Japan’s greatest peacemaker
Farewell not just to a conductor but to a generous man
Who are universities for?
Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more
A passage to Istria
Long nights and grey days turn our correspondent’s mind to the Croatian coast
Consider the way of the tiger
We should learn lessons from Japan as we start to face our own demographic crunch
