Socrates
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
Talk is deep
Thought as a social process rather than a private mental activity
Most Read
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Gruesome twosomes
Considering culinary mismatches
The Symphony’s Indian summer
Imagine hearing a symphony for the first time
Let’s scrap the Table Tax
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
Regulating the rogue degree factories
Do universities have the resources and the will to monitor what is happening in their name?
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide
The American chaos machine
The United States’s current aggressive expansionism and domestic strife are an intrinsic part of its national character
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid