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There are two fine responses to terrorism, one military and one civilian, and two that are far less intelligent – though far from uncommon. ...

It’s always fun, or at least more often fun than it is instructive, to work your way through those self-help books that teach you all the wi...

I forget who it was who said it – it might have been Denis Diderot – but I ’ve  always liked the sentence “I have read many histories that a...

It was fun being in Sweden at the beginning of this week. Friday was going to be a big day there: the midsummer celebration when everyone ea...

What a tiresome experience it was! Phoning a number and being told I needed to speak to someone else. Being kept on hold while trivial mus...

Another election. Another result. Another cry for change – or of uncertainty. Back in May, his electorate handed Emmanuel Macron, a man wi...

The thing about pre-literate societies is that they are separated from us by a veil of mystery that we penetrate only with difficulty. Becau...