A Point of View

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

David Cannadine reflects at Easter time on the architectural glories of cathedrals and the part thes

David Cannadine reflects on the changing images of the typical policeman and our attitude towards th

David Cannadine recalls the heyday of cinema and television Westerns and wonders if the makers of a

Historian David Cannadine reflects on the power of the press, past and present, recalling how early

David Cannadine reflects on the enduring resonance of the important speeches which Winston Churchill