A Hedgehog And A Fox
Maurice Fraser, who was special adviser to three Foreign Secretaries and Head of the LSE European Institute, defied distinctions
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Masaaki’s Passion
A performance by the Bach Collegium Japan shows that Western culture belongs to everyone
Oy Roi!
Was William the Conqueror Jewish? It's more likely than you think
Town Mice Triumph
Can the abundant amenities of the city make up for the nagging feeling that everyone else is having much more fun than you?
Capital Feeling
High rents in London are likely to drive millennials out, but the city's emotional pull is strong
In Today’s Turbulent World We Need Berlin’s Children
Isaiah Berlin’s intellectual heirs are vital voices in an era that challenges liberal assumptions
An Orgy Of Revenge In A Man’s World
L.S. Hilton's Maestra is a spectacular act of revenge on the English upper class and on men
Heaney’s Virgil Is Our Virgil
The posthumous publication of Aeneid VI is a katabasis for Heaney's father
Tell It Like It Is
Is language just a tool, or can it be an end as well as a means?
Seductio Ad Absurdum
What was it like to be wined and dined by Jeremy Thorpe?
The Curse Of Power
The inside story of the Lib Dems in the coalition government is a brave attempt to explain where it all went wrong
From Zion To Darfur
Can tikkun olam save the world?