A Point of View

John Gray assesses what's going wrong for liberals in the US election. 'It's not chiefly Joe Biden'

Adam Gopnik warns of our tendency to normalise evil behaviour. What may pass for entertainment in Ma

Will Self believes we are reaching a state of 'peak envy'. 'Is it any surprise,' Will writes, 'that

Sarah Dunant reflects on martyrdom past and present. As Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is laid to res

Following a recent incident in a London theatre where, it appears, Jewish Israelis were targeted by

Rebecca Stott says the idea of 'going down a rabbit hole' is often characterised as a bad thing - he

Tom Shakespeare reflects on the 'endangered skill of handwriting.''The most ambitious thing I author

Taking a lead from Confucius - a man who loved a good ritual - Sara Wheeler explores the continuing

As the size and capability of the Royal Navy is thrust into the spotlight with events in the Red Sea

AL Kennedy on the recent theft of her backpack and how misfortune can help us reclaim who we really

Mark Damazer says we need to find a different vocabulary to define political leadership and achievem

Zoe Strimpel explores our relationship with sugar - from the days of the 12th century chronicler Wil

Alex Massie delves into Hogmanays past and present. 'The traditional 'first footing' gifts of the Ne

Michael Morpurgo reflects on why Christmas is the perfect time of year for 'taking your time.' In

In a pew in Edwin Lutyens' ecclesiastical masterpiece, St Jude on the Hill in North London, Will Sel

John Gray argues that the power of the imagination fuels the worst kind of politics. 'Nobody', he a

Rebecca Stott grew up in a creationist, fundamentalist community, where her childhood creativity and

Adam Gopnik tries to rationalise what lies behind his new obsession - of walking 10,000 steps every

From clay tablets in Mesopotamia two and a half thousand years ago to the stuff of dreams today, Sar

Zoe Strimpel is turning her sights from artsy academic interests to much more concrete ones. Cultura