Presidential Election
Hail to the Chief (Part III)
Graham Stewart talks to Jeremy Black about how the power of the US president was exercised in the first half of the twentieth century, from Teddy Roosevelt to FDR
Hail to the Chief (Part II)
The American Civil War and the expansion of executive power
Covidfefe: Donald Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis won’t decide the election
The President’s illness could actually help him
Letter from Washington: White House whitewash
The boring truth about the 2020 race
Shrimp for breakfast in Sapporo
A culinary adventure with Japan’s finest seafood
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs
Why we should question the charge of “Islamophobia”
Valid criticism of beliefs and behaviour should not be equated with hateful bigotry
The quaintness of the campaign against public schools
The abuse was terrible but its relevance to modern politics is dubious
The sentinel sleeps in Lothian
A new book is full of architectural treasures that the Scottish Government should do a better job of treasuring
The love that dare not speak its name
Classical music has been tarnished with the dread word “elitism”
Preaching to a dwindling choir
Once the default denomination of tycoons and the WASP elite, America’s Episcopal Church is struggling
Vibe supremacy
The right has a coolness problem, and Ben Shapiro rapping is not going to help
Decolonising science
Rewritten histories of science, outdated religious shibboleths and notorious omissions
Sticky situation
Everyone’s Sticky Toffee Pudding recipe was different. All were revolting
Police Scotland must stop patronising the public
The Hate Crime And Public Order Act will waste the time of the police and endanger the freedoms of the public
