Democrats v Autocrats
The Return of History and the End of Dreams by Robert Kagan
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
ONLINE ONLY: Alarming but Never Alarmist
Terror and Consent by Philip Bobbitt
Orientalism Comes Out From Under the Shadows
A thoughtful exhibition at Tate Britain this summer lifts the veil of moral theory from Orientalist painting
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
Empire of the Bun
The Hamburger: A History by Josh Ozersky
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
Rare Visitor fom the Blue Danube Comes to the Mersey
Liverpool is staging the UK’s first comprehensive exhibition of the work of the great Austrian avant-garde artist, Gustav Klimt