1688 and All That
1688: The First Modern Revolution by Steve Pincus
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
‘Living Wills’ Leave Patients to Die
“When in doubt, treat” used to be the rule for doctors. Not any more A young woman arrives by ambulance at A&E, having taken an overdose. It’s a routine event, with what —
Bloodstained Chancer
Trotsky: A Biography by Robert Service
Entrenched Enemies
The American Civil War: A Military History by John Keegan
Poetic Justice
Opal Sunset: Selected Poems 1958-2008 and The Revolt of the Pendulum: Essays 2005-2008 by Clive James
Sell-Out Show at Tate Modern
Money is the driving force behind too much contemporary art
The Paganisation of Western Culture
We in the Western World have moved on from Christianity to worship the pagan gods of power, money, sex and fame
Moscow: Putin’s Empire Strikes Out
Russians cling to the idea of being a great power, even though the quest for empire has become illusory and self-destructive. Can a new generation change this?
Germany: Heidegger – Being, Time and Place
For more than 50 years Martin Heidegger worked up in the mountain resort of Todtnauberg, at a simple desk looking east. It is not surprising that the philosopher chose to dwell in
The Enigma of Hugh Alexander
Codebreaker Hugh Alexander deserves much more than the obscurity into which his name has fallen It is often said of chess — by those who don’t play it — that it is
Horse Power
Russia Against Napoleon by Dominic Lieven
Dazed and Confused
William Golding: The Man who wrote Lord of the Flies by John Carey