Robert O'Brien
Jean-Paul Sartre: the supernova of the far Left
On the 50th anniversary of the protests of May 1968 in Paris, it is time to reassess the ageing Marxist intellectual whom the students idolised
Opposites meet in the land of Scrugletopia
The debate between Sir Roger Scruton and Terry Eagleton enhances our national discourse
Leaving Out Leavis
The critic F.R. Leavis deserves better
The Battle Against The Philistines Never Ceases
We need cultural critics who will still stand up for the best that has been thought and said in the world
Time To Revisit The Two Cultures
The divide between the arts and sciences will never be fully resolved. But the gap may be narrowing
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past