Brave Old Worlds
Two recently reissued novels by Aldous Huxley confront the reader with stark metaphysical truths
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
From Jargon To Incantation
An update of Roger Scruton's takedown of Leftist intellectuals is even sharper than its predecessor
Iris Murdoch, The Virtuoso Of Virtue
The letters of the great writer reveal affairs with both sexes but also an intense intellectual and spiritual life
Hume’s ‘Treatise’ And The Problem Of Early Success
A new biography sheds light on the afterlife of Hume's writings
Sentimental Nihilism And Popular Culture
Commercial art forms may yet save the Western tradition from its propensity to self-destruction
Click Here For The Revolution
David Cameron's former director of strategy has a manifesto for the modern world
Reflections On Bourke’s Burke
A careful and learned account which will be required reading for future historians of Burke
The Pagan Problem In Western Thought
"By all means, let the wicked fry in Hell—but why should they find themselves frying alongside innocent and virtuous pagans?"
Clowns To The Left Of Me
Intellelectualism is something France is famous for — but in today's globalised world the French have come to doubt themselve
Victorian Values
A "Metaphysical" dining society sets an example for today's academics
Antechamber Of Modernity
The conjunction of barbarism and civilisation
Elegy For Gray
The respected philosopher is a false friend of the West