Accelerating the Debate on Motion
Einstein's biggest breakthroughs came after he had made an effort to learn from his earlier mistakes
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Adam Smith: The Morality of the Invisible Hand
The Wealth of Nations should not be seen as separate from Smith's moral philosophy — it itself is a profoundly moral text
A Delicious Summer Sorbet
Sterling Clark's collection of French art, on show at the Royal Academy, is as appetising as it is unfamiliar
Winning the Veepstakes
'Nothing could underline Romney's message on the centrality of the economy to this election better than the appointment of Rob Portman to his ticket'
The Wagner Family Soap Opera Rolls On
'The Wagner family has never let Bayreuth and the festival out if its grip — today it is still run by two of Richard's great-granddaughters'
Still Not Equal
'A friend asked her editor for a pay rise. Surely, he replied, her husband was earning enough to support them both'
Is Boris the Man to Succeed Cameron?
To some in the Conservative Party he is a scheming charlatan with no policies. To others his star power could be worth harnessing
Self-Appointed Messiahs of the Nanny State
A new breed of libertarian paternalists who claim to know what's best for us are nudging us down the road to serfdom
A Democratic Beacon in the Fractious Arab World
Nearly a decade after the US overthrew Saddam Hussein, Iraq is emerging as an increasingly free and prosperous society
Freedom of the Press Now Concerns Us All
The censorious among us can seize on vast amounts of online evidence and use it to ruin the lives of citizens at random