Obama v Madison
Obama's edict that religious organisations must contribute to birth control has wantonly undermined the sanctity of religious conscience
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Margate Rendezvous
For J.M.W. Turner it wasn't only the beauty of the Kentish coast that attracted him, but also that of a buxom hotelier
Native Tongue-tied
Learning a foreign tongue opens up an entirely new spectrum of cultural rewards, yet state schools are failing to emphasise their importance
Chance Really Is A Fine Thing
Without random events the laws of physics could not operate
Rook of Gibraltar
In a sport over-populated with men, 17-year-old Chinese wunderkind Hou Yifan's sheer focus establishes her as a contender to be reckoned with
Kosher Craze
‘Their grandparents fled the Nazis, their parents boycotted all things German, but their children are flocking to Berlin’