Pitt Rivers Museum
Shrunken heads, shrinking horizons
Alexander Larman talks to the controversial director of Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum
Past imperfectionists
The extremism of the project against our traditional idea of the museum is on full display at the Pitt Rivers
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
Online gambling isn’t bad for the economy
Is there an economic case for prohibitionism? No
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Why young men like Donald Trump
He cuts through the sterility and severity of modern life
Pilot, playboy, player
This portrait of a gifted and not particularly pleasant man adds another feather to the author’s hat
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations