Mart’s Art is Not Just Smart
Book review of Martin Amis: A Biography by Richard Bradford
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Clive’s Indian Summer
Book review of A Point of View by Clive James
A Wee Dram of History
Review of new poetry from Carol Ann Duffy, Derwent May, W.G. Sebald and Tomas Tranströmer
Novelists at Arms
Evelyn Waugh said that WWII would serve writers well, replenishing their stocks of experience. But several works borne out of the war were masterpieces of literature
Charles Murray
David Green says the most vilified of American sociologists has emerged as one of the great champions of liberty, while his analysis of the underclass has been vindicated by events
An Islamist Winter?
While Islamists have prospered from the Arab Spring, they are not dominant. But vigilance is needed to protect the flame of freedom
The Secret of Cheap Energy: Fire Chris Huhne
The global price of gas should be falling, but our "greenest ever" government is busy driving up the cost of heating our homes
Forced Marriages Dishonour Britain
The fear of singling out Islam for criticism has so far blocked the criminalisation of the abduction and rape of Muslim girls
We Only Pretend to Defend Free Speech
Western liberals are happy to speak truth to power—when they are sure they won't be thrown in prison or the subject of a fatwa
Dreyfus and the Birth of Intellectual Protest
Zola inspired other writers and artists to defend the jailed Jewish officer. Yet he himself was not free of the taint of anti-Semitism
Essential Merit
'Lady Hale argues persuasively that diversity in its widest sense should be regarded as essential for appointments to the Supreme Court'
Racing Certainty
The euro's life began in doubt and has ended in crisis; thank god we never threw our pound into the pot