Republicans Must Avoid Civil War To win in 2016, the GOP must resolve the differences between the tea party and country club Republicans, and reach out more successfully to the ethnic vote November 27, 2012 Dispatches·US Politics
Trashyplatz ‘Strolling around Alexanderplatz one cold but sunny afternoon, I was surprised at just how trashy it is’ November 27, 2012 European Eye·Germany
The Master in Miami Tom Wolfe isn't at his best for all of Back to Blood, but at his best he's the finest novelist working today October 25, 2012 Books·Literature
What’s the Score? Far from being a diluted form of the orchestral work, piano transcriptions often reveal hidden depths to old favourites October 23, 2012 Culture & Anarchy·Music
Judit and Holofernes In a male dominated game it was an 15-year-old girl who became the youngest ever grandmaster. She is now chess's finest female player October 23, 2012 Chess·Eastern Europe
Mind the Gap The gap between big business and small businesses is growing. Unfortunately Vince Cable and Mervyn King are no bridge builders October 23, 2012 Counterpoints·Economy
Free To Choose We now live in the world of iDemocracy, according to Douglas Carswell, but unlimited choice in the state sector is unsustainable October 23, 2012 Counterpoints·UK Politics
A Nation of Heretics Religious belief is on the rise in the US but not of the traditional sort. Rather, a self-serving, navel-gazing, pseudo-Christianity has taken hold October 23, 2012 Counterpoints·Faith
Lunch With J.K. In 1997 Harry Potter was fresh and exciting, the brainchild of a passionate author then the movie studios moved in and the magic was lost October 23, 2012 Counterpoints·Literature
Nasty Business Paradoxically, what is lost in the translation of Leviathan from English to Latin, reveals the real meaning of Hobbes's most quoted passage October 23, 2012 Counterpoints·Literature
Life With Father Comparing Colette's protagonist Gigi with her namesake Gigi Chao shows that meddling family members are nothing new October 23, 2012 Counterpoints·Family
Home Sweet Home From Home 'One can become American but one can never become English' October 23, 2012 European Eye·Modern Life