A Point of View

Adam Gopnik reflects on the value of sportsmanship ahead of the American Super Bowl following contro

Adam Gopnik hails the development of the self-drive car as the way to rescue his male identity after

Adam Gopnik reflects on the attitude of the French to the sex lives of their statesmen and gives his

John Gray reflects on "unknown knowns" - what we know but prefer not to think about, whether it's th

John Gray reflects on the damage that can be caused by evangelical belief in a religion or in a poli

John Gray gives only two cheers for human rights. We are in danger, he argues, of turning them into

In the week when Prince Charles has drawn attention to violence against Christians in the Middle Eas

John Gray gives his own theory for the cultural longevity of Charles Dickens, celebrating his view o

Will Self reflects that our modern, secular society has silenced the voices of the dead. As a result

Will Self warns against politicians' superficially attractive policies which turn out to be Trojan h

Will Self reflects from the top of the new One World Trade Center in New York on the challenge of re

Will Self argues for greater British cultural self confidence in the debate over the wearing of the

Will Self reflects on America's view of the assassination of JF Kennedy, fifty years on. After years

Will Self reflects on the malign influence of the older generation on the young as the population of

Lisa Jardine reflects on the sensitive questions surrounding IVF as she comes to the end of her term

Lisa Jardine compares the contributions of Ada Lovelace and Alan Turing a century later to computer

Lisa Jardine reflects on the internationalism that underpins the progress of science in a week when

Lisa Jardine learned the story of Leo Szilard from her father who regarded him as an exemplary figur

Stephen King says "Love creates horror." AL Kennedy agrees. "As someone who often says 'I think' and

AL Kennedy reflects on our tendency to behave badly when we think no-one's watching or when we follo