Philip Johnson
The modernist who wanted to be Führer
Charles Saumarez Smith says we should acknowledge the Nazi past of architect Philip Johnson, not erase him
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law
Punishing anyone before they have even been convicted of anything makes me uneasy
Trump: the imprudent king
The President has so far achieved the opposite of what he promised
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court