Counterpoints- Page 10

We go to great lengths to avoid boredom — are we missing out?

Debating in schools has been monopolised by the elite but the charity Debate Mate is closing the gap with free after-school debating clubs

Squash is a diverse sport with global appeal, but hopes for its inclusion in the next Olympics have been dashed

J.B. Priestley was known to the public as as a grumpy old man, but that was just a mask

The anthology Hwaet! proves poetry is alive and thriving at the Ledbury Poetry Festival

The Black Lives Matter movement recently disrupted traffic in the UK — but to what avail?

The President of the Republic is intelligent, good-humoured, and likeable, but it's hard to shake the feeling that his time in office has been disastrous

In 1978, the newly-elected Governor of Arkansas and his wife came to London for a holiday

Talking about maths on aesthetic terms might make it more appealing to reluctant teens

Alex Katz's bold, instantly recognisable canvases have been widely imitated

John Selden, the foremost lawyer of the 17th century, defined the essence of England — with help from the Talmud

The concept of the "common reader" is dead