Rembrandt
Netherworld
The Dutch golden age could be anything but for the painters
Frans Hals’ sense of fun
A delightful display of portraiture at the National Gallery
Bad manners
Did a Miami Art Gallery really sell a Rembrandt by accident?
Clickbait criticism
A depressing, inarticulate complaint of a generation too paralysed even to make art
Free speech is fascist
Words must be controlled to ensure that Starmer’s subjects behave themselves
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
The grand Budapest hotel
The Hungarian Prime Minister’s office gives Orbán the space to think
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
Stick ‘em up
Has the culture war been won?
A festival of losing
Will the Republic of Ireland ever face up to its problems?
When real Rivals fought over TV
The hit adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel reflects the ITV franchise battles
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
