Richard Nixon
Khrushchev – shoe banger for a superpower
On the 50th anniversary of his death – what should we make of Nikita Khrushchev?
Why the Intellectual Dark Web has failed
Internet ideologues have yet to formulate a coherent vision to turn their ideas into action
J.K. Rowling is honest, not “nasty”
Attempts to discredit the author are increasingly pathetic
Who judges the judges?
Judges, whatever their gender, need sufficient judgement to maintain neutrality and political impartiality
Brussels, capital city of Surrealism
In Brussels, Surrealism lurks in the most unexpected places
The love that dare not speak its name
Classical music has been tarnished with the dread word “elitism”
Don’t just do something, stand there!
Three new books resist the modern cult of busyness
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
Fire and ice
Klopp is the air-punching booming-laugh extrovert; Guardiola the turtleneck-wearing, obsessively professorial introvert
Should there be set texts for MPs?
Establishment ignorance of the texts we should be governed by is endangering the United Kingdom