Philosophy
Roger Scruton’s naive nationalism
Cultural nationalism is an ill-fitting model for the modern nation state
In defence of the incredulous stare
To argue is to indulge in a practice, with all that this entails
Cultural Christianity and the vulgar wisdom of memes
Dawkins is caught between the pure idea of rationalism, and the messy meme of cultural Christianity
Don’t just do something, stand there!
Three new books resist the modern cult of busyness
The broad influence of Aquinas
His influence has been felt in economics as well as philosophy and religion
Ferrari and the terrible joy
Michael Mann’s Ferrari shows how ambiguity and contradiction fuels us
The morality of altruism
People have a limitless capacity to convince themselves that what’s right coincides with what’s best for them
Jordan Peterson and the condescension of Times columnists
20,000 people paying to watch a philosophy lecture is cause for celebration not scorn
Scrutonising Roger
How can we secure the legacy of Roger Scruton?
The children of Terezín
The human will triumph over the technological in culture
Welcome to Hawk Tuah World
Population: all of us
The right to learn at home
Home education is a powerful alternative to the box-ticking of state schooling
Fun in the sun
Summer finally appeared for the most civilised drinks event of the season
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
Hush, nepo baby
Such colourful champions of free speech should be treasured rather than ridiculed
Fear and favour
Are the police guilty of a “two tier” approach? They are if their own “Police Race Action Plan” is to be believed
What women have lost
How can women focus on traditional feminist issues when spiteful men are demanding to be included?
The new equality bar
Is the Bar Standards Council really fit to enforce a proposed raft of new equality rules?
The curious incident of the dog and the tribunal
A welcome win for sanity on gender, freedom and the workplace
London and the laggards
In the eighteenth century London was booming, but many towns weren’t doing so well
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
