Canada’s Crusader for Conservatism
'What is the secret of Stephen Harper's success in a liberal society? Refusing to be bogged down by ideology and giving people what they
A Pyrrhic Victory for Georgian Democracy
The opposition party Georgia Dream has won a convincing victory in Georgia's parliamentary elections.
Legends of the Urban Landscape
A provocative new book by Jonathan Meades asks us to reassess the value of the under-appreciated metropolitan environment
The Art of the 64 Squares
While not all artists are chess players, all chess players are artists. So said Marcel Duchamp, a mean player himself
A Mania For Nymphs
Peter Lely's underrated pastorals and mythologies are erotic delights for the connoisseur
It’s Not Elementary, My Dear Watson
If you think that the discovery of the Higgs Boson solved all the mysteries of particle physics, think again
Blood and Lies Behind the Iron Curtain
Anne Applebaum's magisterial Iron Curtain tells the largely untold story of Eastern Europe's suppression at the hands of the Soviets after the Second World
From Jesus Sect to Imperial Faith
Two new works by Geza Vermes and Peter Brown eloquently and enthusiastically chart the progress of Christianity from Jesus Christ to the height of