Universalism
The human condition, in Wales
The universal and the particular sit awkwardly in this Cardiff exhibition
Less than an animal?
It is surely wrong that animal foetuses enjoy more protection under the law than human ones
Merchants of the Venice Biennale
For all its pretentiousness, the Venice Biennale still hints towards higher truths
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
Music for a disintegrating world
Valentin Silvestrov: Widmung, Postludium (Naxos)
The Grand Migrant Hotel Rwanda
All are welcome at Kagame’s eccentric migrant hostelry, and don’t worry about the roving deathsquads: they’re harmless
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
Every argument for Israel
Answering the case against Israel point-by-point
Why Britain needs Popular Conservatism
The Conservative Party has not fulfilled the promise of Brexit or overcome the legacy of Blair
Leaving Kindland, entering reality
“Being kind” at the expense of truth and reason can make us nothing of the kind