Memory
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
Putin’s assault on Russian memory
Nowhere is the weaponisation of history greater than in today’s Russia
Physical media matters
We can’t trust streaming services to archive entertainment
The medieval shock of the new
Changes in the early modern period forced people to look at themselves anew
Choosing hate
Does exhuming the remains of a nationalist icon represent progress or division?
The Benedict XVI generation
How his “dynamic fidelity” responded to the needs of a changing world
The meaning of memorisation
Minds, like libraries, should be well-stocked
The right-on, left-wing oppressors
A flaw in the design of academic studies makes the Left appear less authoritarian than the Right
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
England is not yet lost
Where else would you rather be from?
An orderly and civilised society
The biggest missing idea in British politics
Does vaping do more harm than good?
It seems improbable
Is “progressive realism” either?
Weighing up the rights and wrongs of the Lammy Doctrine
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
No, Churchill wasn’t the bad guy
The debate over Britain’s wartime leader has been reignited by an ignorant revisionist account
Britain needs an actual leader of the opposition
Rishi Sunak is doing nothing to hold Keir Starmer to account
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
The downfall of the podcast-industrial complex
How did some of our finest podcasters get the election so wrong?
