That’s Politainment!
‘When Mr Googleberg attempts a comeback, he will come up against a German attachment to truth and decency’
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
The Fine Art of Living
Inventor of the fête galante, Jean-Antoine Watteau painted faux-pastoral scenes with a peerless verve
When Sammy Met Bobby
Former child prodigies Samuel Reshevsky and Bobby Fischer had one of the fiercest rivalries in chess history — and not only on the board
From Big Bang to Eternal Inflation
Recent research into cosmic expansion is finally enabling scientists to grasp the infinite
French Lessons in Liberty
Alexis de Tocqueville saw that 19th-century America combated individualism through the art of association. Are there lessons here for Cameron's 21st-century Big Society?
Blowing the BBC’s Gaff
Book review of When One Door Closes by Peter Sissons
After the Sea of Faith Withdraws
The Passing of Protestant England: Secularisation and Social Change by S.J.D. Green
Grade Deflation
To Miss With Love by Katharine Birbalsingh
Love Among the Stargazers
The Path of Minor Planets by Andrew Sean Greer
Reptiles, Sharks and Other People
Book review of The Spoiler by Annalena McAfee and Other People’s Money by Justin Cartwright
Pope Benedict’s New Testament
Thanks to Pope Benedict XVI, the Catholic Church is making a vibrant and intellectually rigorous contribution to modern society Captivated audience: Pope Benedict XVI on his recent visit to London (PA) Eleanor
From Carthage to Kasserine
In the wake of the Tunisian Revolution, a myriad of nascent political parties are making a shambolic claim for power