Mario Draghi
The sphinx who reshaped Europe
The key to Europe’s future lies with Mario Draghi, the technocrat who sidelined politicians and saved the Euro, but who now needs them to succeed as Italy’s PM
Germany’s judges have spoken. Should the EU be worried?
Germany’s Constitutional Court challenges whether the ECJ can decide the extent of its own power
The questionable innocence of Pontius Pilate
Steve Morris argues that this new book about Pontius Pilate helps us understand the limits of state and law
Are timber skyscrapers the future?
Given the challenges that UK governments will face over the next decade, there’s every reason for us to embrace the timber age
Brandon’s sausage victory
Brandon Lewis’s approach signals Michael Gove’s waning influence
Hindemith: Wind sonatas (Warner)
Paul Hindemith’s music is extremely well-made, intelligent, civilised, and moderately witty — so why has it all but vanished?
Tragedy of the little Darlings
The relationship between J.M. Barrie and the real life Peter Pan was fatherly, friendly and perhaps something else
Truman and Tennessee: an unlikely friendship
Michael Collins maps the relationship between two of the greatest writers of the American south
Inscrutable Wagner
Roger Scruton’s appreciation of Richard Wagner will remain an important and inexhaustible part of his legacy
Psychology of Extremism
Ngo’s book is the accurate reporting of a political reality systematically ignored by almost every newspaper and network
The Sport of Kings
The Grand National and the culture of horseracing in art and literature
What is the point of the Proms?
The BBC’s new recruitment campaign for the Proms shows a clear disregard for its classical origins