Warning Notes
Banned by the Nazis, Jewish composer Arnold Schoenberg is one of a number of greats whose music outlives the political repression it suffered
Americans Know Her True Worth. Do We?
'The reaction to lady thatcher's death in the US brought an avalanche of affection and praise both on the Right and the Left'
Turkish Wrath
‘Despite the Turkish origins of most of the victims, the Munich court failed to allocate a single press seat in the Zschäpe murder trial
Why Was There No Holy Roman Project?
Brendan Simms's new epic history of Europe is an earnest and old-fashioned of great power rivalries
Constitutional Ignoramus
In attempting to answer his question Why Tolerate Religion, Chicago philosopher Brian Leiter wilfully neglects the impact of the Judaeo-Christian tradition on Western civilisation
High-Minded Or Hot Air?
At times in Levels of Life, Julian Barnes at his dizzying best—it is writing from his informed, proud and devoted heart
Past Times of a Present Master
Underrated American author James Salter's latest novel, at its best, evokes Fitzgerald, Hemingway and Tolstoy
Vlad the Virtuoso
Vladimir Kramnik best games display a fusion of elegance and force that give the impression that this is as well as chess could be