A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
"We like to tell ourselves an uplifting story in which freedom expands whenever tyranny is overthrow
John Gray reflects on the enduring appeal of Sherlock Holmes at a time when we've lost confidence in
John Gray reflects on the climate needed for culture to thrive, recalling Orson Welles' quote from t
The philosopher John Gray wonders what bulk buying of stamps ahead of the price rise tells us about
The philosopher John Gray reflects on the nature of immortality as expressed by the writer Theodore
John Gray takes a fresh look at the thinking of John Maynard Keynes and wonders what he would have r
John Gray reflects on the nature of violence which he sees as an inevitable part of the human condit
"I have a funny name. I know it," Adam Gopnik starts out. "Don't say it isn't or try to make me feel
Adam Gopnik reflects on our continuing obsession with the Nazis and ponders the place of the Second
Adam Gopnik ruminates on how to handle a bad review.He ponders the various options. The first is to
"There is something eerie, fated, cosmic about the Beatles" writes Adam Gopnik, writer for The New Y
"One thing that is written into the human genome" says Adam Gopnik, "is that exactly at the age of t
"The other day" Adam Gopnik writes, "my son was working his way through the text of Shakespeare's 'H
Will Self reflects on the historical tradition of the Loyal Toast. A week before the Jubilee celebra
Will Self ponders the future of Europe as he stands by Berlin's Brandenburg gate. "As in Greek mytho
"Suppose you've spend the entirety of your working life pushing paper in an office and concocting wa
Fifteen years ago - Will Self writes - he had afternoon tea in the House of Lords with the late Conr
"Could it be that human rights simply don't exist?" asks Will Self provocatively. To illustrate his
Will Self says we should embrace the intellectual challenge of "difficult" books and art, and value
David Cannadine looks ahead to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, reflecting on the history and significan
