Education

Lessons from an unusual school

goodbye, dr banda alexander chula polygon/birlinn, £17.99, 320 pages reading goodbye, dr banda is an initiation into an antique rite. alexan...

The unintelligibility of American patriotism

the us devotion to the peoples’ ‘unalienable rights’ is a logical fallacy. in the calendar of american civil religion, july 4 is a solemnity...

The joys of conviviality

mark the calendar: i have been to cambridge, having taken up a kind invitation from piers brendon, one of our reviewers, to have lunch with ...

Serenhedd James

Letter from the Editor: July 2023

one of my favourite articles in this issue, with its irish cover, is stephen de la bédoyère’s elegiac account of growing up when his father,...

Diary: by Gavin Plumley

william byrd died 400 years ago this month. various commemorative events and services are accordingly taking place, including in lincoln, th...

It's time to teach the young that babies are a blessing and not a curse

i’ve just returned from my sons’ sports day. it was hot, there wasn’t much shade, and he didn’t win. good job it’s all about the taking part...

Katherine Bennett

The dangers of worshipping the 'Pride' flag

outside sporting occasions, the sudden emergence of flags is seldom a good sign. it’s usually an early warning sign of a power grab. it spel...

'What is a woman?': An easy question to answer, but not today

since elon musk decided to promote matt walsh’s “what is a woman?” documentary on twitter this week it has been all anyone is talking about....

Katherine Bennett

Obituary: The Earl of Perth, 1935-2023

a man of great charm and gentle kindness. the drummond earldom of perth in the peerage of scotland was created in 1605, but the most determi...

The Catholic Herald

The delights of the Villa Palazzola of the Venerable English College

‘on a clear day you can see st peter’s,” said guiseppe piacentini, director of the villa palazzola, as we stood looking out towards rome. as...