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Twitter-Free
Adam Gopnik explains his indifference to Twitter and social media.
Money Matters
Adam Gopnik explains why he thinks the pictures on our banknotes matter.
United We Fall
Roger Scruton argues for a vote for the English in the debate over Scottish independence.
Our Love for Animals
Professor Roger Scruton warns against favouring pets at the expense of wild animals.
Free the Schools
Roger Scruton believes the way to improve schools is through middle-class volunteers.
The Time Warp
Sarah Dunant reflects on our changed perceptions of the sexual attitudes of the 1970s.
Heavy Weather
Sarah Dunant compares our reaction today to climate change with historic responses.
A Disease Called Fame
Sarah Dunant reflects on fame and the cult of celebrity, following 20 Feet From Stardom.
A Lenten Reflection
For Lent, William Dalrymple compares Eastern and Western views of self-discipline.
A Tale of Two Elections
William Dalrymple reflects on the current pivotal elections in India and Afghanistan.
Travel Writing Giants
William Dalrymple celebrates the writing of Peter Matthiessen, who died this month.
Mile Milestone
Mary Beard looks forward to the 60th anniversary of the first 'four-minute mile'.
Digging Digitally
Mary Beard reflects on the new face of archaeology, of the virtual kind.
The Paradox of Growing Old
Mary Beard argues that our view of dementia is a sanitized one which needs to be rethought
Testing Times
Mary Beard reflects on exam season - past and present.
Why we should be religious but not spiritual
Tom Shakespeare argues that we should be religious but not spiritual.
Should we be frightened of disability?
Tom Shakespeare argues that we have nothing to fear from disability.
Bring Back the Heptarchy!
Tom Shakespeare asks if England should consider returning to an earlier order.
No Burning Required
As libraries close, AL Kennedy argues that we must reassess the importance of books.
If You Haven't Got Anything Nice to Say...
AL Kennedy argues for a world with less gossip.
Battling the Botnets
AL Kennedy asks if it is time for us to rethink our devotion to computers.
To See Ourselves
AL Kennedy explores the downsides of personal and national introspection.
Isis: A modern revolutionary force?
John Gray argues that the Sunni extremist group Isis is revolutionary, not reactionary.
Believing in reason is childish
John Gray argues that the belief in human reason is more 'childish' than religious faith.
Is patriotism the last refuge of the scoundrel?
Will Self reflects on what really lies behind our sense of patriotism.
The Changing Nature of Utopias
Will Self reflects on what the changing nature of utopias says about us.
Believing in Beliefs
Will Self offers a weekly reflection on a topical issue.
The Affliction of Consumption
Will Self reflects on the power of modern-day consumption and the effect it has on us.
What's Funny?
Will Self reflects on comedy, asking what really makes us laugh.
Why Orwell Is the Supreme Mediocrity
Will Self takes on one of the nation's best-loved figures, George Orwell.
When fiction comes to the historian's rescue
Lisa Jardine on how fiction can be more useful than fact in helping us understand the past