Dallying with Il Duce
Iris Origo's diary of the runup to Italy entering WW2 is a fascinating record which cuts through Fascist propaganda
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Nifty shades of grey
A new exhibition at the National Gallery displays an extraordinary range of monochrome works
Acting the goat with the Greeks
Innumeracy at the top of European politics beggared Greece and may now vitiate Brexit negotiations
Human rights — all things being equal
Two books attempt to tackle the fundamental basis of equality: whence do we derive human rights?
Not so fast, Nick
Nick Clegg's new book How To Stop Brexit is shrill and bitter, and neglects to mention that his advocacy of the EU has been personally lucrative
Sisters of liberty
A group of nuns have won their case against the Obamacare contraception mandate. But their religious exemption is only required because of the government's encroachment
Ignored no more
David Bomberg was one of the great British artists of the 20th century but was always an outsider and suffered neglect for much of his career
Pilgrims’ progress
The only extant portrait of a Mayflower settler allows insight into individuals still shrouded by obscurity
A Europhile Brexiteer takes the Grand Tour
A journey through Europe was an opportunity to gauge reactions to the referendum
Käthe Kollwitz
The German artist Käthe Kollwitz suffered darkness and depression but emerges from a show at the Ikon Gallery as an indomitable survivor
Last days of hope and glory
The years 1880-1914 were just as much an Age of Improvement as an Age of Decadence
The Polish Pope and his Boswell
George Weigel's Lessons in Hope tells the story of the "pivot" of his life: his relationship with John Paul II. But what is the future for the Polish Pope's style of conservatism?