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The Religion of Rights
Sir Roger Scruton argues that Europe needs to rediscover its Christian roots.
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Pottering towards the new socialist state
Roger Scruton looks at the impact of Harry Potter on our world view.
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The Meaning of Conservative
Roger Scruton asks: "What does the Tory Party really stand for?".
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Raising the Bar
Adam Gopnik on why bringing up children is an art - not a science.
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On Musical Theatre
Adam Gopnik reflects on why musical theatre makes its makers miserable.
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Napoleons and Normalcy
Adam Gopnik on how Donald Trump's presidency will affect our sense of what 'normal' is.
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My Encounter with Shingles
Adam Gopnik on why he turned to marijuana during his recent bout of shingles.
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What To Call Him?
Adam Gopnik reflects on the first six months of Donald Trump's presidency.
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A Staircase in Sunlight
Adam Gopnik goes in search of a white staircase in Capri.
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The Mark of a Man
Will Self reflects on what a truly gender-fluid society might look like.
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After Grenfell
Will Self's personal view of high-rise buildings following the Grenfell Tower disaster.
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Get Over It
Howard Jacobson on the political ironies that are emerging following the election.
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A new politics?
John Gray reflects on how the election has changed politics.
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Renouncing Middlemarch
Howard Jacobson on why he must renounce George Eliot's greatest novel, Middlemarch.
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After Manchester
Howard Jacobson reflects on his home city's response to the Manchester attack.
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The Fearsome Nature of Literary Festivals
Howard Jacobson on literary festivals and the violent nature of creativity.
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In praise of the elite
Howard Jacobson speaks up in defence of the much-maligned metropolitan liberal elite.
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On robots
Howard Jacobson argues that talk of the dangers of artificial intelligence is premature.
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Trust in Voices
A L Kennedy commends paying attention to voices as a way to discern truth telling.
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The Past in the Present
A.L. Kennedy reflects on the way our past shapes our present and our future.
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The Power of Reading
AL Kennedy extols the virtues of reading and its power to encourage respect for others.
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Bad News is Good Business
AL Kennedy says we should reject the media outlets that peddle only bad news.
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Dementia Rights
Tom Shakespeare argues that dementia should be viewed as a disability.
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The Power and Peril of Stories
Tom Shakespeare reflects on why the political populists are all master story tellers.
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Sic transit
Tom Shakespeare on why we shouldn't wallow in the past.
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The Screensaver of Life, or the Idling Brain
Stella Tillyard looks at the phenomenon of the "idling brain".
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Flying Saucers and an Uncertain World
John Gray asks how we come to terms with a world that is frighteningly unpredictable.
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The Spectre of Populism
John Gray discusses what has fuelled 'populism' today.
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The Follies of Experts
John Gray on how we can prepare ourselves for an 'unknowable future'.
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Protecting Our Way of Life
John Gray examines what lies behind our desire to protect our "way of life".
