Plato
Life versus learning: a battle of the titans
In their lives we find fiercely opposed poles of a culture that has profoundly shaped our world
The death of Ideals
TikTok, goblin mode, and the end of Platonism
Do our leaders understand the power grid at all?
It seems as if basic facts are being completely ignored
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
Iranian women deserve more support
Self-styled internationalists are failing them
Burgundy on a budget
In search of the wine lover’s holy grail
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
No, Churchill wasn’t the bad guy
The debate over Britain’s wartime leader has been reignited by an ignorant revisionist account
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Scruton and the roots of modern conservatism
Roger Scruton’s path from sophisticated soirées to a squalid Fleet Street pub
Towards a hospitable environmentalism
Green ideas must transcend misanthropy and austerity
A life of indulgence
Jacob Rees-Mogg has a major persona and a minor career
