Martin Luther
From Worms to woke
The resemblance between woke and the Reformation goes beyond means to content
The German Reformation
Professor Jeremy Black discusses the effect that Martin Luther and the Reformation had on the German lands in the sixteenth century
The fallacy of soft power
The world runs on cold national self interest, not cultural capital
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
For whom the road tolls
Did turnpike roads transform travel in the 18th century? Or were they a means for rent-seeking?
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
Preaching to a dwindling choir
Once the default denomination of tycoons and the WASP elite, America’s Episcopal Church is struggling
The meaningless models of “public health”
Another brick in the “public health” fortress of unreality
Very naughty boys
Progressive parenting is all very well but sometimes misbehaviour needs a firmer approach
Leave Gen Z alone
The supposed laziness of young people has itself become a lazy trope
With their pants down
The Conservatives are in a nightmare they cannot wake up from
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
The once and future Right?
Could Argentina’s “madman” President rescue his country from a century of decline?
