Trial and Terror
The use of federal courts for terrorist trials highlights the hypocrisy of Obama's counterterrorism policies
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Walking the Plank
The government's hypocrisy over "green issues" is forcing those living on our waterways out of their homes
Moral Fog of War
Moral Combat: A History of World War II by Michael Burleigh
The Fragrant Moralist
Hitch-22: A Memoir by Christopher Hitchens
London and the Fornicating ’50s
Capital Affairs: The Making of Permissive Society by Frank Mort
Veni Vidi Vishy
The supremacy of logic over superstition allowed Vishy Anand to become a worthy world champion
Bomb Scares
'We can cope with nuclear terrorism. But the government must level with people about how it can be treated'
Faith in the Law
'I might believe it is wrong to work on the Sabbath but I cannot expect the law to enforce that belief in Britain'
California Dreaming
'Don't believe what they say about California: it is still the matrix for our civilisation'
Novel Delights
'"You can't write a novel," she said. But, at last, I have' - Craig Raine details the lengthy birth pains of his fiction debut
Has Britain Found a Role Yet?
The leading historians Professors Norman Stone and Jeremy Black discuss how this country might recover its once unique contribution to Western civilisation with Standpoint Editor Daniel Johnson
Beyond Climate Hubris
An open letter to Chris Huhne calls for a new pragmatic approach to rebuild public trust