Cool For Katz
Alex Katz's bold, instantly recognisable canvases have been widely imitated
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Seldom-Seen Selden
John Selden, the foremost lawyer of the 17th century, defined the essence of England — with help from the Talmud
What Cold War?
The concept of the "common reader" is dead
Dating Dilemma
Could the greatest dilemma faced by men and women today come at the end of a meal when the waiter appears with the bill?
Unconventional Convention
Can the Libertarians break through America's two-party system?
Islam and the French Republic
From inner-city Paris to la France profonde, immigration has changed everything
Was There An Irish Enlightenment?
What is "enlightenment", and did one happen in 18th-century Ireland?
Napoleon’s Bête Noire
Mme de Staël's works are once again being read, but she deserves to be remembered as a realist as well as a fabulist
In Defence Of An Embattled Bishop
George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, has enjoyed great posthumous respect — but now stands accused of child abuse
Squeezed Middle Kingdom Come
Young people in China are under immense burdens, but their generation is individualistic, innovative, and hopeful
Lost And Found
The great Jewish writer Emanuel Litvinoff's greatest novel has just been republished
Making Up For Lost Time
Clive James's verse commentary on Proust is not a work of criticism, but of deep and eloquent appreciation