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Healey’s Bully Pulpit is Worth Revisiting

The memoirs of one of our most able and most cultivated politicians provide a useful reminder of the virtues of ordinary politics

October 24, 2008

Communism·Critique·Europe·History·Literature·Military·Politics·UK Politics·Westminster

Lords and Ladies of Byzantium

Ancient Greek culture, Roman law and Eastern Christianity all contributed to the longevity of the Byzantine Empire

September 24, 2008

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Writers, Visible and Invisible

Writers are hidden beings, says the winner of the 2008 PEN/Nabokov Lifetime Achievement Award

August 21, 2008

Art·Critique·Education·History·Literature

The Unfinished Journey of Lionel Trilling

Until recently, it was assumed that Trilling had written only one long fiction, The Middle of the Journey (1947). Now, thanks to Geraldine Murphy we know that Trilling was a third of

July 23, 2008

Academia·Communism·Critique·History·Judaism·Literature·Politics·Publishing

The Koran: Scrutinising the Inscrutable

Each new translation of Islam’s most sacred text offers fresh insights into its meaning. Yet there are still surprises in a book that is not only hard to read, but hard to

June 25, 2008

Academia·Critique·Faith·History·International·Islam·Literature

The Wrong Idea of a University

Higher education has been hijacked by the quangocracy: teaching is neglected, research is distorted by bogus assessment methods, and trust in professional judgement is gone

June 11, 2008

Academia·Critique·Education·UK Politics

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