The Return Of War
In the era of Putin and Islamic State, we shall have to dust off Clausewitz and confront reality
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Joyful Dissonance
With her husband Robert, Sonia Delaunay was a pioneer of early 20th-century abstraction
Losing It
The psychology of bad losers at a great open tournament
Which Party Is Best For The Arts?
Arts issues are crucial, but do the main parties have anything of substance to say about them?
Elegy For Gray
The respected philosopher is a false friend of the West
Inside The Club
Conviviality and conversation at a bastion of the Establishment
From Gibbon To Pocock
The Decline and Fall author has a worthy successor
Remembering Sir Martin
Britain's most significant Holocaust historian, and Churchill's biographer
Pension Pot Luck
Imagine being allowed to own your own pension. Why, you might do something silly with it.
Drawing A Line
How did a cartoonist who regularly draws Mohammed feel on hearing about the events in Paris?
Forgetting History
"The sudden rise of Pegida suggests Germany hasn’t found a way to digest the idea of immigration."
A Reputation More Durable Than Marble
What does it take to achieve lasting poetic fame in an age of glut?