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
The Foreign Office should be rooted in the past
Who and what is it for, if not the British people, and our history and culture?
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
The campaign against National Conservatism is a disgrace
A peaceful conference is facing state and activist intimidation
Venice’s tortuous tourist tax
How much public money has been wasted on a scheme which will be quietly retired?
The misanthropic history man
Yuval Noah Harari has become an intellectual superstar, but his predictions have become wilder and sillier
Scarlet Blake is a man
Indulging the fantasies of violent criminals is endangering women
Vanishing act
Jeremy Hunt did not, in fact, pull a rabbit out of his hat
So, farewell then Humza
One man was very impressed with Humza Yousaf’s resignation speech
A wealth of Irish architecture
Editorial errors do not spoil a fine work of Irish architectural history
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Dumbing down the priesthood
Unless the Church reinstates rigorous college-based training for clerics, it will wither away
