Git Lit, or: Why Old Age is All the Rage
Men are living for longer than ever and their late-life crises provide a rich seam for the novelist to mine
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Can the Atlantic Coalition Hold?
William Kristol, founder-editor of the leading American conservative magazine, the Weekly Standard, and Tim Montgomerie, founder-editor of the ConservativeHome website, discuss the similar problems facing the US and Britain with Standpoint Editor
The Maestro Of His Own Fate
A fine new tribute explains why Mahler matters more than ever
Britain is in Rude Health
From Hogarth to Spitting Image, nothing defines our national identity better than comic art
Caning the Banks
The coalition government's new levy on banks will be a levy on banks' customers
Damned If They Do
Music is the perfect medium to deal with Goethe's Faust because of its focus on the human condition
Out of Proportion
It's British politicians who are broken or corrupt or out-of-touch, not the British political system
Worth the Wait
My mother, at the age of 100, may feel enfranchised at last During my lunch break on May 2 1997, I walked from my office in Mayfair across Green Park to watch
Obama’s Fantasies
Barack Obama’s utopian daydreams lack moral courage, and are a gift to his enemies A year ago in Cairo, Barack Obama delivered an address promising a new era of wisdom and understanding in
Evolution can be Religion’s Friend
Science and faith need not contradict each other because they concern different matters
Trial and Terror
The use of federal courts for terrorist trials highlights the hypocrisy of Obama's counterterrorism policies
Walking the Plank
The government's hypocrisy over "green issues" is forcing those living on our waterways out of their homes